on the sly Antonyms
Strongest:
- straightforward
- real
- direct
- unconcealed
- forthright
- honest
- plain
- innocent
- frank
- guileless
- public
- obvious
- honest
- sincere
- outspoken
- real
- guileless
- candid
- artless
- outspoken
- unconcealed
- sincere
- candid
- frank
- direct
- forthright
- ingenuous
- obvious
- simple
- artless
- open
- simple
- open
- innocent
- plain
- straightforward
- public
- ingenuous
Strong:
- unpretentious
- plainspoken
- undesigning
- simpleminded
- unsophisticated
- unvarnished
- unpretending
- impressionable
- simpleminded
- unworldly
- unpretentious
- natural
- childlike
- unaffected
- unworldly
- unsophisticated
- undesigning
- patent
- childlike
- aboveboard
- natural
- unpretending
- unvarnished
- plainspoken
- aboveboard
- impressionable
- unaffected
- patent
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- devious
- deceitful
- designing
- artful
- beguiling
- fraudulent
- crooked
- tricky
- dishonest
- foxy
- guileful
- scheming
- slippery
- dodgy
- cagy
- wily
- slick
- shrewd
- deceptive
- crafty
- shady
- cagey
- treacherous
Weak:
- smooth-tongued
- undercover
- plotting
- serpentine
- furtive
- calculating
- underhand
- stealthy
- glib
- astute
- sharp
- backhanded
- shifty
- covert
- double-dealing
- roundabout
- circuitous
- clandestine
- sneaky
- knavish
- insincere
- hypocritical
- two-faced
- secret
- circular
- machiavellian
- concealed
- facile
- underhanded
- mealy
- surreptitious
- insinuating
- oblique
- unscrupulous
Meaning of on the sly
Wordnet
on the sly (r)
in a furtive manner
on the sly Sentence Examples
- The sly fox sneaked into the henhouse, intent on stealing eggs.
- She delivered the message on the sly, hoping to avoid detection.
- The politician spread rumors on the sly, trying to damage his opponent's reputation.
- He planned his escape on the sly, knowing he couldn't be caught.
- The cheat used underhanded tactics on the sly to win the game.
- The thief slipped into the house on the sly, intent on robbing it.
- The spy gathered information on the sly, without raising any suspicion.
- The detective questioned the suspect on the sly, trying to catch him off guard.
- The artist painted a secret message on the sly, hidden within a larger work of art.
- The students plotted against the teacher on the sly, hoping to get revenge for a perceived wrong.
FAQs About the word on the sly
in a furtive manner
cunning, subtle, cute, devious, deceitful, designing, artful, beguiling, fraudulent, crooked
straightforward, real, direct, unconcealed, forthright, honest, plain, innocent, frank, guileless
The sly fox sneaked into the henhouse, intent on stealing eggs.
She delivered the message on the sly, hoping to avoid detection.
The politician spread rumors on the sly, trying to damage his opponent's reputation.
He planned his escape on the sly, knowing he couldn't be caught.
