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Synonyms for furtively

  • adverb

Most common

low-key on the sly darkly surreptitiously secretively

All synonyms

Adverb

surreptitiously, on the sly, darkly, low-key, secretively

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    In a furtive manner.

Example sentences

  • surreptitiously He was seen surreptitiously eating a piece of cake.
  • secretively Tom secretively glanced at his watch.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
furtivelyrising
darklyrising
surreptitiouslyrising
secretivelyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
darkly2
11 letters
secretively
15 letters
surreptitiously5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (darkly2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
furtivement
Italiano
furtivamente
Español
furtivamente