Synonyms for furtive

Adjective

1. furtive, lurking, skulking, sneak(prenominal), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious, concealed (vs. unconcealed)

usage: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows"

2. backstair, backstairs, furtive, covert (vs. overt)

usage: secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"