6
cloak-and-dagger(adjective, show, full, secret, sly)
6
illicit(adjective, secret, sly, legal, forbidden)
6
latent(adjective, secret, sneaky, latent, stealthy)
6
sly(adjective, dishonest, deceitful, secret, sneaky)
6
underhanded(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, sneaky)
6
veiled(adjective, secret, private, unknown, hidden)
5
backstairs(adjective, underground, undisclosed)
5
close(adjective, secret, concealment, sneaky, stealthy)
5
dark(adjective, feature, obscure, mysterious, hidden)
5
deceitful(adjective, dishonest, sneaky, insincere, underhanded)
5
occult(noun, adjective, secret, unknown, hidden)
5
quiet(adjective, personal, intriguing, confidential, hush-hush)
5
skulking(adjective, secret, private, hidden, sneak)
4
classified(adjective, close, secret, restricted, personal)
4
inside(adjective, special, intimate, personal, underground)
4
mystical(adjective, secret, unknown, hidden, concealed)
4
reticent(adjective, secret, sneaky, stealthy)
4
shrouded(adjective, secret, unknown, hidden, concealed)
4
sneaking(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, secret)
4
under wraps(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, show)
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