Synonyms for secretly
se·cret·ly

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1. secretly, in secret, on the Q.T., on the QTadverb

   in secrecy; not openly

   "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library"; "they arranged to meet in secret"

   Synonyms:
   on the Q.T., in secret, on the QT

2. secretlyadverb

   not openly; inwardly

   "they were secretly delighted at his embarrassment"; "hoped secretly she would change her mind"

   Synonyms:
   on the Q.T., in secret, on the QT

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1. secretlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   privately, privily

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1. List of paraphrases for "secretly":

   covertly, secretely, secret, clandestinely, stealthily, clandestine, privately, confidentially, secrets

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1. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Secretly we fear ourselves, not the fear itself.

2. Leonard Cohen:

   Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute. Let generals secretly despair of triumph; killing will be defamed. Let priests secretly despair of faith: their compassion will be true.

3. Frank Gaffney:

   We cannot trust the Iranians to do anything other than to pursue what they have been pursuing for decades, a nuclear weapons program, secretly and in the open.

4. Tim Donnelly:

   Barack Obama is the president of the United States and he couldn't say, 'Hey, these are Islamic jihadists. I just got informed of this by the FBI.' Instead he lies, he comes out and lies because we all know this information was out there, but he didn't want to insult the faith that I believe he is secretly following, a follower, or he is simply sympathetic because they're doing the dirty work. Because he ultimately wants to see this country punished and taken down for what he considers to be crimes against the rest of the world.

5. Philip Sidney:

   Open suspecting of others comes of secretly condemning ourselves.