Antonyms for cloak-and-dagger


Grammar : Adj
Spell : klohk-uh n-dag-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkloʊk ənˈdæg ər


Definition of cloak-and-dagger

  • adj full of secrecy
Example sentences :
  • Joe said politely: “I heard there was cloak-and-dagger stuff going on.”
  • Extract from : « Space Platform » by Murray Leinster
  • You risked your life on cloak-and-dagger missions; let the shore-bound fancy dans do the drudgery.
  • Extract from : « The Syndic » by C.M. Kornbluth
  • It has been said of Time, earlier in these pages, the cloak-and-dagger sort he is, that stalks and pounces.
  • Extract from : « This Freedom » by A. S. M. Hutchinson
  • He climbed out, standing alongside the bed in his shorts, wondering at the Colonel's cloak-and-dagger approach.
  • Extract from : « First on the Moon » by Jeff Sutton

Synonyms for cloak-and-dagger

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