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Synonyms for clandestine
klænˈdɛs tɪnclan·des·tine

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Wiktionary4.0 / 2 votes

  1. clandestineadjective

    Synonyms:
    hush-hush, secretive, undercover, furtive, covert, secret

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.5 / 2 votes

  1. clandestine

    Synonyms:
    furtive, secret, sly, stealthy, surreptitious, hidden, disguised, concealed, private, underhand

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, undergroundadjective

    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

    "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"

    Antonyms:
    overt, open

Dictionary of English Synonymes3.3 / 3 votes

  1. clandestineadjective

    Synonyms:
    concealed (for a bad purpose), hidden, private, underhand, underhanded, sly

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. clandestineadjective

    Synonyms:
    hidden, stealthy, surreptitious, furtive, secret

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How to use clandestine in a sentence?

  1. Hugh Howard:

    She and her fellow graduates have the opportunity to become experts in clandestine special operations, as well as manned and unmanned platforms to deliver distinctive capabilities to our Navy, and the joint force in defense of the nation.

  2. Director David Vigneault:

    These activities ... cross the line by attempting toundermine our democratic processes or threaten our citizens in a covert and clandestine manner.

  3. Saad Haroon:

    There's lots of development on social media. It's clandestine, guerrilla comedy.

  4. Alejandro Encinas:

    Unfortunately, our territory has become a huge clandestine grave.

  5. Takashi Kawakami:

    That would be intelligence gathering, not clandestine activity, even that would take at least 30 years.


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