stealthiness
Art of invisibility
Stealthiness is the quality of moving or acting in a way that avoids detection.
A cat's stealthiness lets it approach prey unnoticed.
The word applies equally to physical concealment and to actions done quietly or secretly: the stealthiness of the corporate takeover, She admired the stealthiness with which he changed the subject.
Concealment through visual blending
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- cloakSleeveless outer wrap
- veilFabric that obscures
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
hidden · unseen · invisible · obscured · undetected · unnoticed · blend · mask
Careful judgment in speech
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- privacyFreedom from observation
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- hushAbsence of sound
furtive · surreptitious · covert · clandestine · classified · cryptic · enigmatic · mysterious
Walk on foot-fronts
Deliberate deception to conceal
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- diversionRedirection of attention
ruse · stratagem · gambit · ploy · trick · decoy · double-cross · treachery
Covert intelligence gathering
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
spy · intelligence · surveillance · counterintelligence · operative · mole · extraction · classified
camouflage
Concealment through visual blending
shroud · hidden · unseen · invisible · obscured · undetected · unnoticed · blend · mask · cover
discretion
Careful judgment in speech
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- privacyFreedom from observation
- silenceTotal lack of sound
hush · furtive · surreptitious · covert · clandestine · classified · cryptic · enigmatic · mysterious · undisclosed
tiptoe
Walk on foot-fronts
skulk · glide · lurk · stalk · slither · sneak · pad · sidle · edge · slide
subterfuge
Deliberate deception to conceal
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- feintDeceptive mock attack
diversion · ruse · stratagem · gambit · ploy · trick · decoy · double-cross · treachery · betrayal
espionage
Covert intelligence gathering
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
reconnaissance · spy · intelligence · surveillance · counterintelligence · operative · mole · extraction · classified · wiretapping
stealthinessobviousness
State of being evident
conspicuousness · visibility · noticeability · prominence · loudness
stealthinessopenness
Quality of being accessible
transparency · forthrightness · candor · overtness · directness
stealthinessloudness
Perceived sound intensity
noisiness · clamor · racket · boisterousness · clamorousness
steal, stolen, stealth, stealthy, stealthily, stealthiest, stealthier, stealthing