clandestine
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8.2
- adjective
- /klænˈdɛstɪn/
- Formal
:
clandestino
- The agents held a clandestine meeting to discuss their top-secret mission.
- clandestine activities
- the clandestine nature
- a clandestine organization
Colombia had a clandestine Nazi party in Barranquilla in the Caribbean coast.
- Colombia had a clandestine Nazi party in Barranquilla in the Caribbean coast.
- So back in the day, he fought like everyone with Al Qaeda in the Mujahideen era, and then he became a clandestine officer in al Qaeda.
- But, but in terms of technologically, I don't really believe in clandestine recording, at least in the context of my own work, right.
- What would a clandestine operation have if unsupervised?
- You see the importance of it, the clandestine secret society thing.
- Get the clandestine teams to do what they do.
- But what he's been doing is what we call Corvette or clandestine.
- Then to have to do this sort of clandestine, you know, great trash robbery was a bit absurd.
Examples
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Her departure from home was clandestine because of her family's resistance.
Academic text (1997) -
Then there would be clandestine visits, whispered pleas, and secret compensation for secret work.
Fiction book (1992) -
It's described as maybe it can be a clandestine secret relationship.
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The stage for a decades long clandestine war is set.
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Now this little renovation was totally clandestine, which means nobody knew about it.
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So just how does a secret unit like The Activity receive funding for its clandestine assignments?
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The two couples kept on the move, constantly changing clandestine locations for safety.
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Countries around us continue their weapon programs, either openly or in a clandestine manner.
Academic text (1997) -
Dissident activity, however, is clandestine and underground, making it difficult to speculate about its strength or future.
Academic text (1990) -
Sometimes, after dark, very softly, we listened to the clandestine broadcast of the Voice of Fighting Zion.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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2.0
Hidden so other people do not know about it
243
6.3
Working secretly to get information about people and groups
205
5.3
Not shared with others because it should be secret
153
5.7
Hidden and done secretly to avoid being found by authorities
125
1.1
A thing that is not easily seen or found
117
6.8
Done secretly to avoid being seen or known
19
6.3
Acting quietly and 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
7
8.5
Done secretly because people would disapprove
5
8.9
Being secret and mysterious like spy stories
5
3.7
Hidden so people cannot see it
3
7.4
Very private and known by only a few people
1
7.5
People in power keep it secret to hide a problem
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
3
7.7
A secret activity planned and done to stay hidden, often by spies or soldiers
How Secret
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word clandestine comes from the Latin clandestinus, which is built on clam meaning 'secretly' or 'hidden'. So a clandestine meeting or action is done quietly and out of sight, often because it is not allowed.