Stealthy
Stealthy adjective - Given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions.
Usage example: cats are among the stealthiest of stalkers
Underhanded and stealthy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Underhanded" instead an adjective "Stealthy".
Underhanded
Underhanded adjective - Undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others.
Usage example: an underhanded attempt at infiltrating the other party's headquarters
Stealthy and underhanded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Stealthy" instead an adjective "Underhanded".
Nearby Word: underhand
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sly and stealthy
- sly and underhanded
- artful and stealthy
- artful and underhanded
- crafty and stealthy
- crafty and underhanded
- cunning and stealthy
- cunning and underhanded
- dishonest and stealthy
- dishonest and underhanded
- crooked and stealthy
- crooked and underhanded
- sneak and stealthy
- sneak and underhanded
Both words in one sentence
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Predatory, capable of being stealthy and underhanded or a whirlwind of brute force.
Source: Animal Motifs
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Underhanded and Stealthy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/stealthy/underhanded
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Underhanded or Stealthy. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/stealthy/underhanded.
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