Antonyms for surreptitiousness
Grammar : Adj, noun |
Spell : sur-uh p-tish-uh s |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌsɜr əpˈtɪʃ əs |
Definition of surreptitiousness
Origin :- mid-15c., from Latin surrepticius "stolen, furtive, clandestine," from surreptus, past participle of surripere "seize secretly," from sub "from under" (hence, "secretly") + rapere "to snatch" (see rapid). Related: Surreptitiously.
- As in slumberous : adj sedative
- As in secrecy : noun concealment
- As in clandestineness : noun secrecy
- As in chicanery : noun deception, trickery
- As in furtiveness : noun stealth
- As in secretiveness : noun secrecy
- As in secretness : noun secrecy
- There had been in her movement a sort of perfection of surreptitiousness that was animal.
- Extract from : « In the Wilderness » by Robert Hichens
- And, indeed, the quiet of the streets had a suggestion of surreptitiousness.
- Extract from : « The Vultures » by Henry Seton Merriman
- Sarrion rode up to the gate and rang a bell, which clanged with a sort of surreptitiousness just within.
- Extract from : « The Velvet Glove » by Henry Seton Merriman
- I instantly told all to Stanton, who was almost ignorant of Franklin's surreptitiousness.
- Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
Synonyms for surreptitiousness
- artifice
- cheating
- chicane
- clandestineness
- clandestinity
- concealment
- confidence
- confidentiality
- covertness
- dark
- darkness
- deviousness
- dishonesty
- dodge
- double-crossing
- double-dealing
- duplicity
- feint
- fourberie
- fraud
- furtiveness
- gambit
- hanky-panky
- hiding
- huggermugger
- huggermuggery
- hush
- hypnotic
- intrigue
- isolation
- machination
- maneuver
- mystery
- narcotic
- opiate
- plot
- ploy
- privacy
- private
- reticence
- retirement
- ruse
- seclusion
- secrecy
- secretiveness
- secretness
- sharp practice
- silence
- skullduggery
- slyness
- sneakiness
- solitude
- somnifacient
- somniferous
- somnific
- somnolent
- sophistry
- soporific
- stealth
- stealthiness
- stratagem
- subterfuge
- suppression
- surreptitiousness
- underhandedness
- wiles
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