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English adjective: cloak-and-dagger

1. cloak-and-dagger conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods


SamplesClandestine intelligence operations.
Cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines.
Hole-and-corner intrigue.
Secret missions.
A secret agent.
Secret sales of arms.
Surreptitious mobilization of troops.
An undercover investigation.
Underground resistance.


Synonymsclandestine, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground


Similarcovert


Antonymsovert, open









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