secretly

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In a secret manner; without others knowing; privately or covertly.

• She secretly hoped he would ask her to the dance.
• They met secretly in the park after midnight.
• He was secretly planning a surprise party for his wife.
• During the Cold War, several governments secretly funded research programs on psychological warfare techniques without parliamentary oversight or public disclosure.
• Pharmaceutical companies have been accused of secretly suppressing unfavorable clinical trial data that contradicted their marketing claims about drug efficacy.
• The manuscript was secretly circulated among intellectuals before publication, as the author feared government censorship of its controversial arguments.

Eş anlamlılar: covertly, privately, clandestinely, stealthily, furtively, surreptitiously

Zıt anlamlılar: openly, publicly, overtly, frankly