8
sneaking(adjective, move, mean, smooth, honest)
8
tricky(adjective, mean, smooth, smart, informal)
7
backstairs(adjective, close, mysterious, reticent, taciturn)
7
devious(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, dubious)
7
evasive(adjective, concealment, sneaky, secretive)
7
mysterious(adjective, obscure, strange, secret, private)
7
scheming(adjective, mean, smooth, cunning, dubious)
7
underhanded(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, unpredictable)
6
artful(adjective, mean, smooth, false, sly)
6
conspiratorial(adjective, obscure, unknown, underground, sneaky)
6
dishonest(adjective, secret, sneaky, stealthy)
6
elusive(adjective, mean, smooth, cunning, dubious)
6
hush-hush(adjective, dishonest, secret, hidden, sneaky)
6
private(adjective, obscure, secret, unknown, hidden)
6
treacherous(adjective, mean, smooth, smart, dishonest)
5
feline(adjective, feature, move, characteristic, animal)
5
hugger-mugger
5
concealed(adjective, strange, dishonest, cunning, secret)
5
guileful(adjective, mean, smooth, false, dishonest)
5
illicit(adjective, hidden, legal, fraudulent, forbidden)
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