clandestinely
4
8.0
- adverb
- /klænˈdɛstɪnli/
- Formal
:
clandestinamente
- An increasing number of Mexican asylum seekers choose to stay in Canada clandestinely.
- operate clandestinely
- work clandestinely
- often clandestinely
A lot of special forces will go in clandestinely like that.
- A lot of special forces will go in clandestinely like that.
- Everything that we did in Moscow had to be done clandestinely.
Examples
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In March of 1981, women activists were finally able to clandestinely obtain a copy of the draft family code.
Academic text (1995) -
Yet the tradition was not eradicated; it survived in underground groups that met clandestinely to listen to lectures and engage in free discussion.
Academic text (2006) -
A lot of special forces will go in clandestinely like that.
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People clandestinely came to my mother for advice.
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"Yes, I wanted to tell him a few things, but the thought of meeting clandestinely now filled me with shame."
Fiction book (1995) -
A Delta team has been clandestinely inserted.
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No one ever saw her lovers, for they visited her clandestinely while her child slept.
Fiction book (1997) -
Since the beginning of the 20th century, thousands of peasants from Tete District clandestinely crossed the porous Mozambican-Zimbabwean frontier.
Academic text (2005) -
During these years, aficionados sang the old songs clandestinely in bars and wine shops—basically a nostalgic reminiscence of past moments.
Academic text (1998) -
No one ever saw her lovers, for they visited her clandestinely while her child slept.
Synonyms
261
1.4
In a way that other people do not know
174
3.2
In a way not shared with other people
153
5.7
Hidden and done secretly to avoid being found by authorities
56
2.5
In a way other people do not know
33
5.1
In a careful, quiet way so you do not attract attention or make people feel embarrassed
17
6.9
In a secret way so other people do not know
17
8.3
To do something secretly to avoid being noticed
9
7.8
In a secret way so other people do not know
8
5.7
In a quiet, secret way to avoid being seen
5
6.8
In a way that tries not to be seen or heard
2
6.5
Without being easily seen or noticed by other people
2
4.9
In a secret way so other people do not notice
1
6.1
In a quiet way that hides what you do or think
1
8.6
In secret and quietly so nobody finds out
To act in a secret way so people do not notice you
In a secret or suspicious way
Antonyms
How Secret
- Formal
4
8.0
17
6.9
17
8.3
261
1.4
174
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
clandestinely = clandestine (transparent) = clandestine + ly
A regular adverb is formed by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'clandestine', yielding a predictable meaning 'in a secret way'.
Etymology
Clandestinely comes from the Latin root clam meaning 'in secret'. So, to do something clandestinely is to do it in a secret, hidden way to avoid being noticed.