as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
the SWAT team carried out a stealth raid on the house, which was believed to be harboring a terrorist cell
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in secrecy
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of stealth
Nectar Gan, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
The doe-eyed pride of Maryland's Pets with Disabilities shelter uses stealth speed to score for Team Ruff against perennial rival Team Fluff.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
Hazlitt, 21 Aug. 2024
No actual parkour, no social stealth, and no narrative threads exploring the tug and pull between the Assassin and Templar orders.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stealth
Adjective
Last December, online footage and images of what many believed to be China’s next-generation stealth fighter jet caused a huge stir in both China and the overseas PLA watching community, after the mysterious aircraft were seen flying in broad daylight over two Chinese cities.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
The doe-eyed pride of Maryland's Pets with Disabilities shelter uses stealth speed to score for Team Ruff against perennial rival Team Fluff.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
In spite of the omnipresence of oil as energy, one of the most striking features of petroleum in the contemporary industrial world is its invisibility, its stealth.
—Hazlitt, 21 Aug. 2024
No actual parkour, no social stealth, and no narrative threads exploring the tug and pull between the Assassin and Templar orders.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stealth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealth
Adjective
-
Brendan Marks and Matt Baker uncovered documents that illustrate North Carolina’s clandestine research into conference realignment.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
-
This defiant and entertaining work playfully uses headshots and avatars to visualize clandestine audio recordings documenting years of Kafkaesque impositions, threats, and vital dissident art.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
The White House has never released a list of DOGE’s leadership, such as people reporting directly to Musk or Gleason, let alone a full list of staff members, adding to a culture of secrecy around DOGE and prompting news organizations to begin compiling lists on their own of dozens of staffers.—
David Ingram,
NBC News,
25 Feb. 2025
-
The College of Cardinals has been called to the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope under a veil of secrecy.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
-
Unlike covert narcissists, who mask their behavior with self-pity, grandiose narcissists rely on charm and manipulation to thrive.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
-
Experts are alarmed that the cuts could leave the United States defenseless against covert foreign influence operations and embolden foreign adversaries seeking to disrupt democratic governments.—
Steven Lee Myers,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
-
The series also highlighted how Illinois statutes provide a degree of protection to politicians. To prosecute their case, the feds brought charges against Madigan after extensive wiretapping and cooperation from two undercover moles, former 25th Ward Ald.—
Megan Crepeau,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
-
In May 2023, an undercover police officer went into the Schenectady deli and grocery where Alaidrus was working behind the counter.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
-
As previously reported by The News, the MTA has been struggling to fix a 2,000 foot underground pipe at the facility since 2021, when the line responsible for feeding the sprinkler system from the city main failed to hold pressure.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
-
Those underground punks went so hard that NBC was bombarded with complaints in real time, leading the network to cut away from the performance to a pre-recorded sketch.—
Shannon Carlin,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
-
The top official of the Social Security Administration quit over the weekend after Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency sought access to sensitive records containing the private information of Americans, according to a source familiar with the dispute.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
-
Because his execution was private, this remains a rumor, historians’ best guess as to what happened that day.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
Articles Related to stealth
Cite this Entry
“Stealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealth. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share