Synonyms for cloak-and-dagger
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
clandestine, secret, covert, hush-hush, surreptitious, undercover, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, furtive, sly, sneaky, stealthy, abstruse formal, slinky
Definitions
- adj. 1
Marked by menacing furtive secrecy, often with a melodramatic tint or espionage involved.
Example sentences
- secret Tom happened to let out the secret to his friends.
- covert We have been sent on a covert mission.
- clandestine Sami and Layla began a clandestine relationship.
By length
- 3 letters
- sly1
- 6 letters
- secret2, covert2, sneaky2, slinky2
- 7 letters
- furtive2
- 8 letters
- stealthy2, abstruse2
- 10 letters
- undercover4
- 11 letters
- clandestine3
- 13 letters
- surreptitious4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (secret2 = 2 syllables).