stealth mode

Flying under radar

Stealth mode describes operating covertly or avoiding detection.

In business, a startup in stealth mode keeps its product secret until launch: The company spent two years in stealth mode before revealing its technology.

More casually, someone in stealth mode is deliberately keeping a low profile or moving unnoticed: I'm in stealth mode—don't tell anyone I'm here.

Related

top secret · incognito · off the grid · ninja · cat burglar · shadow · silent · silent running · undetected · flying low · surveillance · under the radar · spy · creeping · lurking · startup · radar · cloak

Categories
Opposites
visibility/detectability

stealth modeexposed

Out in open

visible · detectable · out in the open · overt · in plain sight

communication/publicity

stealth modegoing public

Launching a stock offering

full disclosure · open beta · press tour · marketing blitz · soft launch

attention-seeking behavior

stealth modeattention-seeking

Craving others' focus

grandstanding · in the spotlight · flashy · center stage · showboating

Family

stealth, mode, stealthy, stealthily, stealthiness, steal, stealing, stolen, steals

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G