Synonyms for
Covertly
Definition
The definition of 'covertly' is to do something secretly or in a hidden manner.
Synonyms & similar words
Example sentences
- He acted covertly to surprise his friends with a party.
- She covertly took a peek at her presents before Christmas.
- The spy moved covertly through the enemy's territory.
- The thief covertly stole the precious diamond.
- They whispered covertly in the corner of the room.
Quotes
'The best way to keep a secret is to pretend there isn't one.' - Margaret Atwood
'Secrets, silent, stony sit in the dark palaces of both our hearts: secrets weary of their tyranny: tyrants willing to be dethroned.' - James Joyce
'The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish them -- words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they're brought out. But it's more than that, isn't it? The most important things lie too close to wherever your secret heart is buried, like landmarks to a treasure your enemies would love to steal away. And you may make revelations that cost you dearly only to have people look at you in a funny way, not understanding what you've said at all, or why you thought it was so important that you almost cried while you were saying it. That's the worst, I think. When the secret stays locked within not for the want of a teller but for the want of an understanding ear.' - Stephen King