He was seen to eat a piece of cake secretly.
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Secretly
/ˈsiː.kɹɪt.li/
Synonyms for "secretly" (69 found)
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Closest matches (14)
backbehind closed doorsbehind the curtainbehind the scenesbehind the veilby stealthconfidentiallycovertlyfurtivelyhugger-mugger
Noun(1 words)
Adverb(3 words)
Strong matches (21)
in a cornerin a whisperin camerain darknessin hidlingsin secretin the backgroundin the darkincognitomysteriouslynobody the wiser
Adverb(4 words)
Noun(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (34)
Adverb(9 words)
on the qtprivatelyprivately funded hospitalprivately funded programprivately owned companysecretivelysneakinglysurreptitiouslyunderhandedly
on the quieton the slyprivateprivatelyprivilyquietlyrecordscenesecrecysecretslylysotto vocestealthilysub rosasurreptitiouslyunder the breathunder the roseundercoverundergroundwith bated breath
Noun(2 words)
privately developedprivately held company
Preposition(2 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related word relations
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More general
1 entriesadverb of manner
More specific
4 entriesCollocations
6 entriessecretly adoptedsecretly fundedsecretly hopedsecretly maintainedsecretly plannedsecretly recorded
Inflections
2 entriesmore secretlymost secretly
Derivations
4 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
He was seen to take out the book secretly.
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He entered the garden secretly.
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Even during work, I secretly indulge my Internet addiction.
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