behind one's back
- secretiveInclined to conceal
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- sneakyStealthily deceptive
covert · treacherous · stab · deceive · conspire · hidden · scheme · trust · backstabbing · two-faced · disloyal · plotting · underhanded · rumors · shadows · secrets · knife · treachery
openness of communication
behind one's backopenly
Without hiding anything
in the open · publicly · out in the open · transparently · in plain sight
honesty and directness
behind one's backdirectly
Without intermediary steps
face to face · head-on · forthright · candidly · frankly
directness of confrontation
behind one's backhead-on
Directly facing forward
confrontationally · point-blank · eyeball to eyeball · man to man · straight up