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clandestine
[ klan-des-tin ]
adjective
- characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious:
Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
Synonyms: illicit, confidential, underhand, hidden
clandestine
/ klænˈdɛstɪn /
adjective
- secret and concealed, often for illicit reasons; furtive
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Derived Forms
- clanˈdestinely, adverb
- clanˈdestineness, noun
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Other Words From
- clan·destine·ly adverb
- clan·destine·ness clandes·tini·ty noun
- unclan·destine·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of clandestine1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of clandestine1
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Example Sentences
Never mind the huge buildup of clandestine operatives and secret warriors since 9/11.
Undeterred by the snub in November, and denied a visa to Italy, Agca made plans for clandestine travel to Vatican City.
People there remember rather fondly the clandestine airdrops by the CIA during the 1980s.
“Such a clandestine and pathological way of drinking increases the chances of becoming an alcoholic exponentially,” says Alireza.
Above them hang portraits of the original clandestine laborers.
Sexual immorality is, by its very nature, a clandestine vice.
The actual case from which this fiction story was borrowed involved a man, a wife, and the wife's clandestine violinist lover.
Is not this consideration of itself sufficient to decide me against undertaking any clandestine correspondence?
The Queen saw that her help would really be wanted, and war, even clandestine war, required a great deal of money.
If there occurred the least clandestine proceeding, it was only when the danger was not felt—when not the least risk appeared.
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