Illegally
Illegally adverb - In an illegal manner.
Secretly and illegally are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Secretly" instead an adverb "Illegally".
Nearby Words: illegal, illegality
Secretly
Secretly adverb - In secrecy; not openly.
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Synonyms for Secretly
Illegally and secretly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Illegally" instead an adverb "Secretly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- undercover and illegally
- undercover and secretly
- off the record and illegally
- off the record and secretly
- furtively and illegally
- furtively and secretly
- privately and illegally
- privately and secretly
- covertly and illegally
- covertly and secretly
- falsely and illegally
- falsely and secretly
- confidentially and illegally
- confidentially and secretly
Both words in one sentence
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It's on a backwater planet, but she's good enough to attract attention from people who want her to (secretly and illegally) fight in the titular Empress Game, which has similar rules but is supposed to be determining who marries the Prince.
Source: Literature / The Empress Game -
It's on a backwater planet, but she's good enough to attract attention from people who want her to (secretly and illegally) fight in the titular Empress Game, which has similar rules but isn't for entertainment rather, it determines who marries the Prince.
Source: Blood Sport -
Four years later, it's shown that Richard Rodent secretly illegally uses a homing pigeon to navigate the Mouscar race maze.
Source: Webcomic / Kevin & Kell
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