Synonyms for furtive
ˈfɜr tɪvfurtive

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1. furtiveadjective

   stealthy

   Synonyms:
   surreptitious

2. furtiveadjective

   Exhibiting guilty or evasive secrecy.

   Synonyms:
   surreptitious

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1. furtive

   Synonyms:
   stealthy, clandestine, secretive, secret, sly

   Antonyms:
   open, public, undisguised, unreserved, unconcealed

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1. furtive, sneak(a), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitiousadjective

   marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

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

   Antonyms:
   open, unconcealed, overt

2. backstair, backstairs, furtiveadjective

   secret and sly or sordid

   "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"

   Synonyms:
   sneaky, backstair, stealthy, sneak(a), surreptitious, backstairs

   Antonyms:
   overt, unconcealed, open

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1. furtiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   stolen, stealthy, surreptitious, clandestine, secret, sly

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