Secretly
Secretly adverb - In secrecy; not openly.
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Unknown and secretly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unknown" instead an adverb "Secretly".
Unknown
Unknown adjective - Happening or existing without one's knowledge.
Secretly and unknown are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Secretly" instead an adverb "Unknown".
Nearby Words: unknowable, unknowing
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Young Justice begins its second season with a species called the Kroloteans secretly infiltrating Earth, before they're finished off by an unknown "Competitor" after three episodes.
Source: Make Way for the New Villains -
Her being an obnoxious lovestruck fangirl getting in the way of Ash's and Pikachu's love isn't unknown, with some fics even having Pikachu secretly hate her.
Source: Die For Our Ship / Pokémon -
Secretly Dying: It's unknown if Sakuya was denying that she was actually dying or if she really was unaware that she was.
Source: Fan Fic / Gensokyo 20XX
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