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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: , , ,
clandestine
/ æˈɛɪ /
adjective
secret and concealed, often for illicit reasons; furtive
Other 51Թ Forms
- clandestinely adverb
- clandestineness noun
- clandestinity noun
- unclandestinely adverb
- ˈپԱ adverb
- ˈپԱԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of clandestine1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of clandestine1
Example Sentences
The searchers have become key actors in civil society, seeking out clandestine graves and putting pressure on the government to find the missing.
Trump has cited fentanyl deaths as a reason for tariffs against China, a source of chemical ingredients used in clandestine labs, and suggested drone strikes on Mexican drug cartels.
Any investigation into Nina could expose her clandestine activities and ruin her career — not to mention her ability to help more women, either to bring life into this world or terminate it.
To fight an elusive enemy operating clandestinely at night and from hideouts deep in swamps and jungles, the U.S. military turned to environmental modification technologies.
He reunited the Alarm in 2000 and hit the U.K. charts in 2004 when, in a clandestine stunt, he wrote and recorded a single as a fictional teenage punk band, the Poppy Fields.
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