Synonyms for clandestine
klænˈdɛs tɪnclan·des·tine

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1. clandestineadjective

   Synonyms:
   hush-hush, secretive, undercover, furtive, covert, secret

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1. clandestine

   Synonyms:
   furtive, secret, sly, stealthy, surreptitious, hidden, disguised, concealed, private, underhand

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1. 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:
   overt, open

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1. clandestineadjective

   Synonyms:
   concealed (for a bad purpose), hidden, private, underhand, underhanded, sly

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1. clandestineadjective

   Synonyms:
   hidden, stealthy, surreptitious, furtive, secret

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1. List of paraphrases for "clandestine":

   illegal, secret, underground, irregular, covert, surreptitious, back-street, confidential, secretly, undercover, undocumented, secrecy, secrets, confidentiality, undeclared, secretive

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1. Shiraz Maher:

   There was this whole subculture that these guys were buying into: a macho world of clandestine behavior beyond social norms, a lot of the appeal to these people was based on masculinity and bravado rather than something ideological or religious.

2. Republican Michigan Rep. Todd Courser:

   I chose and I have chosen to stay and to make them play their hand, and whatever that brings on me that brings, i feel that it is absolutely essential for the cause of liberty to have these clandestine operations to control public officials exposed. So I refuse to leave quietly and have decided that these efforts really need to come out.

3. Nourredine Mahjoub:

   My brother was in Italy after a clandestine journey five years ago after leaving from Chebba. He was in Mazara in Italy before he was deported from Lyon in France after two years there.

4. Inspector General Setyo Wasisto:

   They( bootleggers and their distributors) are part of a close knit community. Sometimes, when police come to check on a tip they have already put the bootleg alcohol away. They know who their customers are when they come. It's much like a clandestine narcotics network, in the past, bootleg alcohol was found to be a mixture of alcohol and energy drinks. Some are a mix of pure alcohol, carbonated drinks and an ingredient used in anti-mosquito repellent.

5. John Chen:

   Kenyan authorities sent in a clandestine manner the five Taiwan nationals, together with 35 Chinese, on board a plane chartered by the Chinese government which flew to China at 23.40 local time last night.