stealth approach
Silent tactical movement
A stealth approach is a way of getting close to something—prey, an enemy, a goal—without being detected.
The term appears in hunting, military tactics, and video games where avoiding notice is essential: The sniper took a stealth approach to the target.
More broadly, it describes any strategy that avoids drawing attention: We're taking a stealth approach to the merger negotiations.
- sneakMove with stealth
- creepStealthy, slow movement
- stalkPlant's vertical support
- prowlRoam stealthily
- cat burglarThief who climbs buildings
sneak attack · shadow · silent · covert · cloak and dagger · infiltrate · under the radar · low profile · ambush · ninja · predator · tiptoe · lurk · concealed · hidden · cunning · tactical · reconnaissance
- tactical methodsambush, flanking, feint, diversion, siege
- Dogfightingdogfight, barrel roll, wingman, bandit, six o'clock
- ambushambuscade, bushwhack, sneak attack, surprise attack, trap
- Reconnaissancerecon, scouting, recce, observation, recon team
stealth approachblitzkrieg
Fast, overwhelming military campaign
shock and awe · full-scale assault · guns blazing · carpet bombing · scorched earth
stealth approachmaking a scene
Behaving dramatically in public
grand entrance · public display · showboating · attention-seeking · fanfare
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