5
under-the-table(adjective, sensitive, secret, private, clandestine)
3
behind-the-scenes
3
furtive(adjective, dishonest, secret, clandestine, sneaky)
2
covert(adjective, secret, private, hidden, clandestine)
2
hush-hush(adjective, dishonest, secret, clandestine, sneaky)
2
secret(adjective, sensitive, dishonest, cunning, deceitful)
2
surreptitious(adjective, dishonest, secret, clandestine, sneaky)
2
undercover(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, secret)
1
artful(adjective, sneaky, covert, secretive)
1
backdoor(adjective, close, sensitive, clandestine, underground)
1
backstairs(adjective, close, sensitive, clandestine, underground)
1
calculating(adjective, sneaky, covert, secretive)
1
camouflaged(adjective, close, clandestine, underground, undisclosed)
1
cautious(adjective, sneaky, covert, secretive)
1
circumspect(adjective, sneaky, covert, secretive)
1
clandestine(adjective, dishonest, deceitful, secret, sneaky)
1
classified(adjective, sensitive, secret, clandestine, underground)
1
close(adjective, clandestine, underground, undisclosed, furtive)
1
concealed(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, secret)
1
confidential(adjective, secret, hidden, spy, clandestine)
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