à¦à§à¦ªà§à¦¤ secret, hidden, concealed, covert, backstage, surreptitious à¦à§à¦ªà§à¦¤à¦­à¦¾à¦¬à§ à¦à§à¦¤ surreptitious. stealty, taking pains not to be caught or detected Since his mom was a light sleeper, Timmy had to tiptoe surreptitiously through the entire house, careful to not make the floors creak, until he at last was able to enjoy his plunder: a box of chocolate chip cookies. kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of. \\"low wages were supplemented by surreptitious payments from tradesmen\\" synonyms: secret, stealthy, clandestine, secretive, sneaky, sly, furtive, concealed, hidden, undercover, covert, veiled, under the table, cloak-and-dagge. Definition of Surreptitious kept secret and marked by quiet and caution Examples of Surreptitious in a sentence The dog has his surreptitious ways of stealing table scraps behind my back. After hitting the lottery, the private family hoped to keep their surreptitious winnings to themselves. Your surreptitious drug habits will not stay unknown for long. The team began a surreptitious search for the suspect but did not tell the media. The surreptitious nature of the group kept many people from knowing the secret society existed. I don\\'t trust a gossiper to be surreptitious about private matters. Throwing me a surprise birthday party was a surreptitious thing to do! Even though I was careful with the surreptitious information, the media found out about it. Rod Blagojevich had a surreptitious plan to sell the senate seat but was caught and sentenced for doing so. Files and tapes that were previously surreptitious have now been leaked to the public.