Meaning & use

stealth

noun·Academic

Cautious, secretive movement or action designed to avoid detection.

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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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