clandestine | Definition of clandestine

Synonyms and Antonyms of clandestine

undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others

I took a clandestine peek at the price tag on the diamond necklace

Synonyms of clandestine

backstairs, behind-the-scenes, covert, furtive, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, private, privy, secret, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealth, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded

Words Related to clandestine

back-channel, closed-door, off-the-books, off-the-record

classified, confidential, restricted, top secret, undisclosed

concealed, hidden, secreted, subterranean, unadvertised, unexposed

Near Antonyms of clandestine

acknowledged, avowed

aboveboard, straightforward, unconcealed, undisguised

unclassified, unrestricted

clear, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain

Antonyms of clandestine

open, overt, public