Synonyms of off-the-books

off-the-books

adjective

as in off-the-record

Synonyms & Similar Words

• off-the-record
• clandestine
• closed-door
• surreptitious
• undercover
• back-channel
• covert
• private
• underground
• stealth
• furtive
• undisclosed
• behind-the-scenes
• confidential
• stealthy
• underhanded
• sneaky
• secret
• underhand
• sneak
• hole-and-corner
• classified
• hush-hush
• backstairs
• restricted
• hidden
• subterranean
• privy
• top secret
• hugger-mugger
• unadvertised
• sneaking
• concealed
• unexposed
• secreted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• public
• overt
• open
• avowed
• acknowledged
• straightforward
• unclassified
• unrestricted
• obvious
• undisguised
• aboveboard
• unconcealed
• evident
• clear
• manifest
• plain
• patent

Examples of off-the-books in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has his own personal, off-the-books hedge fund called the Setad, which is worth $95 billion. —Michael R. Pompeo, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018

Bragg’s office secured that conviction on tax fraud charges for reaping luxurious off-the-books benefits while Weisselberg was head of the Trump Org’s coffers in a separate case in August 2022, leading to his 99-day term on Rikers Island. —Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2024

This year’s version is another rob-Peter-to-pay-Paul maneuver that would remove $8.8 billion in overpayments of state aid from previous years from the budget and treat it, in effect, as a off-the-books loan to be written off over five years. —Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024

Her husband is still awaiting his work authorization and meanwhile looks for off-the-books jobs every morning with other day laborers. —Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024