Synonyms for secretly
- adverb
Most common
Definitions
- adv. 1
In secret, covertly.
Mary cheated secretly in the test, and never got caught.
Example sentences
- privately We have too many privately-owned cars in Algiers.
- surreptitiously He was seen surreptitiously eating a piece of cake.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| secretly | rising | |
| privately | falling | |
| darkly | rising | |
| surreptitiously | rising | |
| occultly | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- darkly2
- 7 letters
- privily
- 8 letters
- occultly
- 9 letters
- privately3
- 15 letters
- surreptitiously5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (darkly2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- secrètement
- Italiano
- segretamente
- Español
- secretamente
- Deutsch
- insgeheim
- Català
- en secret