stealthy
Moving quietly and secretly so nobody notices you.
stealthy in a sentence
- The stealthy fox slipped through the hedge without rustling a single leaf.
- We took stealthy steps past the kitchen so Mum would not hear us creeping towards the biscuits.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to stealthy?
- Asneaky
- Bnoisy
- Cobvious
- Dopen
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A: sneaky. The other three mean the opposite of stealthy.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to stealthy?
- Anoisy
- Bsly
- Cquiet
- Dsneaky
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A: noisy. The other three mean nearly the same as stealthy.
Words that mean something similar
sneaky, quiet, sly
Words that mean the opposite
noisy, open, obvious
More words about movement & action
- stifle: To stop something from coming out, such as a laugh or a yawn.
- stoop: To bend your body forwards and downwards.
- stride: To walk with long confident steps.
- submerge: To go or put completely under water.
- supple: Bending and moving easily without stiffness.
- surge: A sudden powerful rush forward.
- swift: Moving very quickly.
- tether: To tie an animal or object to something so it cannot move away.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test