CEFR B2

clandestine

adjective

Meaning

Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit or forbidden.

Examples

They had a clandestine affair for years.
The organization operated through clandestine meetings.

Synonyms: secret, hidden, covert, furtive, surreptitious

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clandestine (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /klænˈdɛstɪn/

Definition

Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit or forbidden.

Examples

They had a clandestine affair for years.
The organization operated through clandestine meetings.
The journalist uncovered a clandestine operation to smuggle weapons.

Synonyms of clandestine

Words with a similar meaning to clandestine:

secret
hidden
covert
furtive
surreptitious

Antonyms of clandestine

Words with the opposite meaning to clandestine:

open
public
overt

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