Antonyms for clandestine
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : klan-des-tin |
| Phonetic Transcription : klænˈdɛs tɪn |
Definition of clandestine
Origin :- 1560s, from Latin clandestinus "secret, hidden," from clam "secretly," from adverbial derivative of base of celare "to hide" (see cell), perhaps on model of intestinus "internal." Related: Clandestinely. As a noun form, there is awkward clandestinity (clandestineness apparently being a dictionary word).
- adj secret, sly
- I should abhor these clandestine correspondences, were they not forced upon me.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Our return was clandestine for many of the members, and for me among the number.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- There, Mademoiselle, you have the reason for a clandestine union.
- Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini
- Did you not gather that this was not only a runaway match, but a clandestine one?
- Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
- What on earth possesses him to make a clandestine match of it?
- Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
- He had, at any rate, intended that the abominable correspondence should be clandestine.
- Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
- Underhand, clandestine information you get is no more than dishonesty on your part.
- Extract from : « Dollars and Sense » by Col. Wm. C. Hunter
- Has not the whole affair been a disgraceful and clandestine one?
- Extract from : « Fairy Fingers » by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
- Do you know this is a clandestine correspondence and must stop at once?
- Extract from : « The Ghost Girl » by H. De Vere Stacpoole
- In that case she would have received no clandestine young man.
- Extract from : « Linda Tressel » by Anthony Trollope
Synonyms for clandestine
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