ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsSstealthy
ISEE/SSATeasy
stealthy
Meaning: acting in a quiet, secretive, and unnoticed manner
stealthy in a sentence
How stealthy is used in real sentences:
The cat took a stealthy approach toward the unsuspecting bird on the fence.
The raccoon made a stealthy trip across the porch every night, never once triggering the motion-sensor light.
“Another adversary, a parasitic fungus, attacked the crop through stealthy spores that entered unnoticed on leaf fragments.”
— from the passage Gardens Beneath the Forest
Synonyms for stealthy
Other words for stealthy — sneaky, furtive and covert — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of stealthy
Words that mean the opposite of stealthy:
- obvious
- open
- conspicuous
Where it comes from
From Middle English stele 'theft', related to 'steal'
Memory hook
STEALTHY sounds like 'steal-thy' — moving like a thief who steals through unseen.