Antonyms for sub-rosa
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : suhb roh-zuh |
| Phonetic Transcription : sʌb ˈroʊ zə |
Definition of sub-rosa
Origin :- "privately, secretly," Latin, literally "under the rose," which was regarded as a symbol of secrecy.
- As in secret : adj underhand, clandestine
- As in stealthy : adj quiet and secretive
- As in surreptitious : adj sneaky, secret
- As in undercover : adj secret, spy
- As in underhand : adj deceitful
- As in lubricious : adj underhand
- As in sneaking : adj stealthy
- As in furtive : adj sneaky, secretive
- As in hush-hush : adj secret
- As in surreptitiously : adv clandestinely
- Although his pen has probably covered more pages than Balzac's, this is the first time Sub-Rosa has really "turned author."
- Extract from : « Law and Laughter » by George Alexander Morton
- It was for a fact a sort of sub-rosa sortie, but the historian was discreet on this occasion.
- Extract from : « Castles and Chateaux of Old Burgundy » by Francis Miltoun
Synonyms for sub-rosa
- artful
- backdoor
- backstairs
- calculating
- camouflaged
- catlike
- catty
- cautious
- circumspect
- clandestine
- classified
- cloaked
- close
- closet
- concealed
- confidential
- conspiratorial
- covert
- covertly
- crafty
- creep
- creepy
- crooked
- cryptic
- cunning
- dark
- deceptive
- devious
- dirty-dealing
- discreet
- disguised
- dishonest
- dishonorable
- disingenuous
- dissembled
- dissimulated
- double-crossing
- duplicitous
- elusive
- enigmatic
- evasive
- feline
- foxy
- fraudulent
- furtive
- guileful
- hidden
- hole-and-corner
- hush-hush
- in ambush
- incognito
- indirect
- inside
- insidious
- intelligence
- masked
- noiseless
- oblique
- on the QT
- on the quiet
- on the sly
- private
- privately
- restricted
- scheming
- secret
- secretive
- secretly
- shady
- shifty
- silent
- skulking
- slinking
- slinky
- slippery
- sly
- sneak
- sneaking
- sneaky
- stealth
- stealthily
- stealthy
- sub-rosa
- surreptitious
- top secret
- treacherous
- tricky
- two-faced
- two-timing
- unacknowledged
- unauthorized
- under false pretense
- under wraps
- under-the-table
- undercover
- underground
- underhand
- underhanded
- underneath
- unethical
- unfair
- unjust
- unscrupulous
- veiled
- wily
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