stealthily
8
5.7
- adverb
- /ˈstɛlθɪli/
:
furtivamente
- Cloaked by the high grasses of the African Savannah, the stalking cheetah moves stealthily towards his prey.
- move stealthily
It does all these things, but perhaps the worst of all, it stealthily forecloses our future.
- It does all these things, but perhaps the worst of all, it stealthily forecloses our future.
Examples
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The dog silently noses the door open, stealthily enters, and pads softly over to Jeremiah's side of the bed.
Fiction book (2001) -
Riley approached it stealthily from behind a stand of trees and took aim.
Fiction book (2002) -
Jim makes his way quickly and stealthily down the street.
Fiction book (1995) -
We must move in stealthily.
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One of the young monks stealthily moved to keep watch by the door.
Fiction book (2001) -
I imagined rats moving stealthily in the spaces between the walls.
Fiction book (1997) -
We approached stealthily, crawling the last few meters to peer over a steep bluff.
Fiction book (1994) -
A man's figure emerges stealthily from the shadows of the mansion's back wall.
Fiction book (1997) -
Cloaked by the high grasses of the African savanna, the stalking leopard moves stealthily...
Fiction book (1997) -
The cat shimmied up the tree and crept stealthily out on the limb to catch a bird.
Synonyms
261
1.4
In a way that other people do not know
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
5
6.8
In a way that tries not to be seen or heard
4
8.0
In a secret way to avoid being seen or found
2
4.9
In a secret way so other people do not notice
2
6.5
In a way that does not attract attention or cause trouble
2
6.5
Without being easily seen or noticed by other people
1
6.1
In a quiet way that hides what you do or think
1
8.2
To move very quietly and with skill so no one notices
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
Speak quietly so other people nearby do not hear you
Antonyms
How Secretly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stealthily comes from stealth, a word that once meant 'stealing' or secret movement. It is the same root as steal, so to go stealthily is to move quietly and secretly, like you are 'stealing' past someone.