All under-the-table synonyms
un·der-the-ta·ble
U u adjective under-the-table
- dissembled — Simple past tense and past participle of dissemble.
- dissimulated — Simple past tense and past participle of dissimulate.
adj under-the-table
- backstage — In a theatre, backstage refers to the areas behind the stage.
- backstairs — a secondary staircase in a house, esp one originally for the use of servants
- hole-and-corner — secretive; clandestine; furtive: The political situation was full of hole-and-corner intrigue.
- backdoor — You can use backdoor to describe an action or process if you disapprove of it because you think it has been done in a secret, indirect, or dishonest way.
- hush-hush — highly secret or confidential: a hush-hush political investigation.
- covert — Covert activities or situations are secret or hidden.
- behind the scenes — happening or conducted out of view of the general public: The behind-the-scenes preparations made the convention a huge success.
- furtive — taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
- incog — Incognito.
- behind-the-scenes — If something is done behind the scenes, it is done secretly rather than publicly.
- conspiratorial — If someone does something such as speak or smile in a conspiratorial way, they do it in a way that suggests they are sharing a secret with someone.