Definition as Adjective

• conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

Definition as Adjective

• conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
• marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

• cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground

• clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, undercover, underground

• furtive, sneak, sneaky, stealthy

• "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"

• "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"

• "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"

• Clandestine vs cloak-and-dagger
• Clandestine vs hole-and-corner
• Clandestine vs hugger-mugger
• Clandestine vs hush-hush
• Clandestine vs secret
• Clandestine vs surreptitious
• Clandestine vs undercover
• Clandestine vs underground
• Clandestine vs clandestine
• Clandestine vs furtive
• Clandestine vs sneak
• Clandestine vs sneaky
• Clandestine vs stealthy

• Surreptitious vs cloak-and-dagger
• Surreptitious vs hole-and-corner
• Surreptitious vs hugger-mugger
• Surreptitious vs hush-hush
• Surreptitious vs secret
• Surreptitious vs surreptitious
• Surreptitious vs undercover
• Surreptitious vs underground
• Surreptitious vs clandestine
• Surreptitious vs furtive
• Surreptitious vs sneak
• Surreptitious vs sneaky
• Surreptitious vs stealthy