slips under the radar
Goes completely unnoticed
To slip under the radar is to go unnoticed or escape attention, especially when detection might be expected.
The image comes from aircraft flying low enough to avoid radar detection.
Something that slips under the radar avoids scrutiny—whether intentionally or by luck: The bill slipped under the radar and passed without debate.
Her early work slipped under the radar until she became famous.
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- disregardedNot given consideration
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- elusiveHard to find
below the threshold · circumventing · imperceptible · understated · dodging · covert · bypassed · clandestine · off the grid · oblivious · inconspicuous · keeping a low profile · obscured · unacknowledged · escaping · low-profile · ignored · hidden
slips under the radargoes viral
Spreads rapidly online
makes waves · steals the show · stands out · sticks out like a sore thumb
slips under the radarbroadcasts
Transmissions for public reception
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