Synonyms for surreptitious
ˌsɜr əpˈtɪʃ əssur·rep·ti·tious

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1. surreptitious

   Synonyms:
   stealthy, furtive, unauthorized, fraudulent, underhanded, clandestine

   Antonyms:
   open, openhanded, frank, honest, ingenuous

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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:
   overt, unconcealed, open

2. clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, undergroundadjective

   conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

   "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"

   Antonyms:
   unconcealed, overt, open

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1. surreptitiousadjective

   Synonyms:
   fraudulently introduced, foisted in, done by stealth

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1. List of paraphrases for "surreptitious":

   clandestine, illegal, underground, disguised

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1. Michael Dreeben:

   Here George Papadopoulos have somebody who was a campaign official in the Trump campaign, that he had longstanding ties to Russia-backed politicians in the Ukraine, what were the nature of those connections ? Did they provide means for surreptitious communications ? Did they provide back channels to The Russians ? Investigators will naturally look at those things.

2. Michael Dreeben:

   Here George Papadopoulos have somebody who was a campaign official in the Donald Trump campaign, that he had longstanding ties to Russia-backed politicians in the Ukraine, what were the nature of those connections ? Did they provide means for surreptitious communications ? Did they provide back channels to The Russians ? Investigators will naturally look at those things.

3. Pervez Hoodbhoy:

   It is likely that drones would be used in a surreptitious mode close to the LoC, far away from populated areas.

4. Michael Dreeben:

   Here you have somebody who was a campaign official in the Trump campaign, where he had longstanding ties to Russia-backed politicians in the Ukraine, what (was) the nature of those connections? Did they provide a means for surreptitious communications? Did they provide a back channel to Russia?

5. Representative Rob Bishop of Utah:

   This surreptitious land grab reveals that the Obama administration will stop at nothing to lock up more and more land, with the stroke of a pen. I condemn this shameful power move which makes states and citizens fearful that the federal government can invade at any time to seize more lands like bandits in the night.