Antonyms for insidiously
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : in-sid-ee-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɪd i əs |
Definition of insidiously
Origin :- 1540s, from Middle French insidieux (15c.) or directly from Latin insidiosus "deceitful, cunning, artful," from insidiae (plural) "plot, snare, ambush," from insidere "sit on, occupy," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). Related: Insidiously; insidiousness.
- As in secretly : adv in hidden manner
- As in slyly : adv cleverly
- As in huggermugger : adv secretly
- Are you insidiously advised or tempted to contract it, by any one?
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- And thus a dead point in the revolution of my affairs was insidiously got over.
- Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
- Slowly and insidiously it had come to dominate every other problem.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 » by Various
- "Better in health, because better in spirits," said the housekeeper, insidiously.
- Extract from : « Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks » by Bracebridge Hemyng
- "There," said Miss Baker, insidiously giving the man two and threepence.
- Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope
- But even suspicion may be insidiously placed in noble minds.
- Extract from : « The Story of a Mine » by Bret Harte
- It looked, somehow, as if it were insidiously leading the way to an appeal for money.
- Extract from : « Virginia » by Ellen Glasgow
- And now it was as if subtly, insidiously, her relation to him had become inverted.
- Extract from : « The Flaw in the Crystal » by May Sinclair
- How bravely they met the grim spectre which crept so insidiously into their homes!
- Extract from : « The Crisis, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- Softly, insidiously, she entwined him with her wonderful white arms.
- Extract from : « Under the Witches' Moon » by Nathan Gallizier
Synonyms for insidiously
- behind closed doors
- behind someone's back
- by stealth
- clandestinely
- confidentially
- covertly
- craftily
- cunningly
- foxily
- furtively
- hush-hush
- in camera
- in confidence
- in holes and corners
- in secret
- in strict confidence
- insidiously
- intelligently
- intimately
- o
- obscurely
- on the QT
- on the quiet
- on the sly
- personally
- privately
- privily
- quietly
- secretly
- shiftily
- shrewdly
- slyly
- stealthily
- sub rosa
- surreptitiously
- under the table
- underhandedly
- unobserved
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