Synonyms for on the sly
on the sly

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1. on the slyadverb

   Synonyms:
   clandestinely, furtively

2. on the slyadverb

   Slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily.

   Synonyms:
   clandestinely, furtively

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1. furtively, on the slyadverb

   in a furtive manner

   "the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night"

   Synonyms:
   furtively

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1. on the sly

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] furtively, slyly

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1. on the sly

   Synonyms:
   (Collog.) sly, covertly, furtively, clandestinely, surreptitiously, secretly

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1. Dan Fogelman:

   Fogelman also revealed Sylvester Stallone will make an appearance as a co-star in the movie Kevin is working on. We needed his big co-star and Sly Stallone is coming to do a huge part on the show as Kevin's co-star and father figure in the film he's shooting.

2. Lati Grobman:

   I did go to the [' Rambo' ] set. I spent a couple weeks there and just being around Sly, you absorb so much because he'll go off and write a scene and come back and shoot it. He's brilliant, he'll write it right there. It's amazing to see that happen. I've seen it a thousand times with him, he'll have an idea to move the cameras around, to completely change the lighting, which he also did. So to just to watch him, do his thing, his art, is quite fascinating.

3. James Gunn:

   Always love working with my friend @officialslystallone our work today on #TheSuicideSquad was no exception, despite Sly being an iconic movie star, most people still don't have any idea what an amazing actor this guy is.

4. Karen Gibson:

   I have had people screaming at me from the car window, i do get stopped every time I go down the road - photos being taken - sometimes they're trying to pap you (take paparazzi photos) on the sly when they think you're not looking. It's beautiful!

5. Georges Bernanos:

   Justice in the hands of the powerful is merely a governing system like any other. Why call it justice? Let us rather call it injustice, but of a sly effective order, based entirely on cruel knowledge of the resistance of the weak, their capacity for pain, humiliation and misery.