stealthily
In secretive manner
Stealthily means in a quiet, secretive manner designed to avoid detection.
Someone moving stealthily tries not to be seen or heard: She crept stealthily down the hallway.
The word implies deliberate caution—a cat stalking prey, a thief approaching a house, a child sneaking cookies after bedtime.
Stealthy, slow movement
Inclined to conceal
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
concealed · hidden · undetected · unseen · disguised · incognito · unnoticed · unobserved
Lacking in sound
- soundlessProducing no audible noise
- noiselessProducing no sound
- inaudibleCannot be heard
- muffledMade quieter, less distinct
hushed · soft · whisper · unheard · subdued · gentle · light-footed · catlike
Covert information gatherer
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- eavesdropListen to private conversations
wiretap · operative · agent · intelligence · sabotage · intercept · sleeper · informant
Hard to find
- evasiveAvoiding direct response
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- untraceableImpossible to follow back
- undetectableImpossible to notice
dodging · escaping · evading · slippery · vanishing · disappearing · fleeing · avoiding
creep
Stealthy, slow movement
skulk · glide · slither · sidle · edge · stalk · lurk · sneak · pad · slide
secretive
Inclined to conceal
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- furtiveSecretive and sly
undercover · concealed · hidden · undetected · unseen · disguised · incognito · unnoticed · unobserved · veiled
quiet
Lacking in sound
muffled · hushed · soft · whisper · unheard · subdued · gentle · light-footed · catlike · padded
spy
Covert information gatherer
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
eavesdrop · wiretap · operative · agent · intelligence · sabotage · intercept · sleeper · informant · counterintelligence
elusive
Hard to find
- evasiveAvoiding direct response
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- untraceableImpossible to follow back
undetectable · dodging · escaping · evading · slippery · vanishing · disappearing · fleeing · avoiding
- shady adverbsdishonestly, deceitfully, deceptively, fraudulently, sneakily
stealthilyopenly
Without hiding anything
publicly · overtly · blatantly · conspicuously · visibly
stealthilyboldly
With fearless confidence
brazenly · audaciously · brashly · defiantly · confidently
stealthilyloudly
With great volume
noisily · clamorously · thunderously · boisterously · raucously