sub-rosa
- adjective
- /sʌb ˈroʊzə/
- Formal
:
en secreto
- The company held a sub-rosa meeting to discuss the merger before announcing it publicly.
Examples
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Most of the negotiations happened sub-rosa to avoid media attention.
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They made their plans sub-rosa to keep it a surprise.
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He conducted a sub-rosa investigation into the missing documents.
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The meeting was held sub-rosa to avoid media attention.
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Most of the negotiations happened sub-rosa to avoid media attention.
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He conducted a sub-rosa investigation into the missing documents.
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The company held a sub-rosa meeting to discuss the merger before announcing it publicly.
Synonyms
261
1.4
In a way that other people do not know
243
6.3
Working secretly to get information about people and groups
153
5.7
Hidden and done secretly to avoid being found by authorities
117
4.9
In a private way, away from the public view
56
2.5
In a way other people do not know
40
9.9
In secret so other people do not know
33
4.3
Happening in private and away from public view
28
6.0
Most people do not know about it
17
6.9
In a secret way so other people do not know
17
8.3
To do something secretly to avoid being noticed
13
7.5
People keep it secret from most others to avoid being noticed
9
7.5
Done secretly to hide payments and avoid the law
4
8.0
In a secret way to avoid being seen or found
1
9.9
In a secret way to keep something private
In secret so only a few people know
Antonyms
How Secret
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sub-rosa comes from Latin parts sub 'under' and rosa 'rose'. Long ago people would hang a rose above a meeting to show that what was said should stay secret, so sub-rosa means 'in secret'.