Synonyms for secretly
se·cret·ly

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1. secretly, in secret, on the Q.T., on the QTadverb

   in secrecy; not openly

   "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library"; "they arranged to meet in secret"

   Synonyms:
   on the Q.T., in secret, on the QT

2. secretlyadverb

   not openly; inwardly

   "they were secretly delighted at his embarrassment"; "hoped secretly she would change her mind"

   Synonyms:
   on the Q.T., in secret, on the QT

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1. secretlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   privately, privily

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1. List of paraphrases for "secretly":

   covertly, secretely, secret, clandestinely, stealthily, clandestine, privately, confidentially, secrets

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1. Piercamillo Davigo:

   The politicians haven't stopped stealing, they've stopped being ashamed of it, now they blatantly claim a right to do what they used to do secretly.

2. Myint Oo:

   The good thing is that the MPs who secretly want the amendment can vote freely with no worries. The bad thing is the system is not very transparent.

3. Courtesy Annahita Parsan:

   Sometimes they come to the church because they are curious. Sometimes they are asylum seekers and sometimes they are just visiting from places like Iran and Afghanistan, so they secretly get baptized and then they go back.

4. Veronica Openibo:

   Thank you for providing this opportunity for us to check and see where we have acted strangely, ignorantly, secretly and complacently.

5. Henry Louis Mencken:

   A man's women folk, whatever their outward show of respect for his merit and authority, always regard him secretly as an ass, and with something akin to pity. His most gaudy sayings and doings seldom deceive them they see the actual man within, and know him for a shallow and pathetic fellow. In this fact, perhaps, lies one of the best proofs of feminine intelligence, or, as the common phrase makes it, feminine intuition.