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clandestine definition

clandestine


 
  Grep  of  noun  clandestine 
  clandestine  operation 
 
  Overview  of  adj  clandestine 
 
  The  adj  clandestine  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  clandestine,  cloak-and-dagger,  hole-and-corner,  hugger-mugger,  hush-hush,  on  the  quiet,  secret,  surreptitious,  undercover,  underground  --  (conducted  with  or  marked  by  hidden  aims  or  methods;  "clandestine  intelligence  operations";  "cloak-and-dagger  activities  behind  enemy  lines";  "hole-and-corner  intrigue";  "secret  missions";  "a  secret  agent";  "secret  sales  of  arms";  "surreptitious  mobilization  of  troops";  "an  undercover  investigation";  "underground  resistance") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  clandestine 
 
  1  sense  of  clandestine 
 
  Sense  1 
  clandestine,  cloak-and-dagger,  hole-and-corner(postnominal),  hugger-mugger,  hush-hush,  on  the  quiet(prenominal),  secret,  surreptitious,  undercover,  underground 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  covert)  ->  overt,  open 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  clandestine 
 
  1  sense  of  clandestine 
 
  Sense  1 
  clandestine,  cloak-and-dagger,  hole-and-corner(postnominal),  hugger-mugger,  hush-hush,  on  the  quiet(prenominal),  secret,  surreptitious,  undercover,  underground 
  =>  covert  (vs.  overt) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  clandestine 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  clandestine 
 
  clandestine  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  clandestine 
  clandestine 
 
  Overview  of  adj  clandestine 
 
  The  adj  clandestine  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  clandestine,  cloak-and-dagger,  hole-and-corner,  hugger-mugger,  hush-hush,  on  the  quiet,  secret,  surreptitious,  undercover,  underground  --  (conducted  with  or  marked  by  hidden  aims  or  methods;  "clandestine  intelligence  operations";  "cloak-and-dagger  activities  behind  enemy  lines";  "hole-and-corner  intrigue";  "secret  missions";  "a  secret  agent";  "secret  sales  of  arms";  "surreptitious  mobilization  of  troops";  "an  undercover  investigation";  "underground  resistance") 



clandestine definition