Meaning & use
stealth
Cautious, secretive movement or action designed to avoid detection.
See it in a sentence
The cat approached the bird with careful stealth.
The company launched the product with stealth, avoiding any advance publicity.
A note on using this word
Stealth is often used as a modifier before nouns, as in stealth mode or stealth attack, describing something done covertly.
Words with a similar meaning
secrecyfurtiveness
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