Clandestine — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈʌmhɔːɹn/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspɹəfˈɛs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspɹəfˈɛs/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈʌmhɔːɹn/.

Examples

clandestine intelligence operations
cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
hole-and-corner intrigue

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hole-and-corner secret undercover cloak-and-dagger hugger-mugger underground surreptitious hush-hush

Parts of Speech

adjective

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

“clandestine intelligence operations”

Word Forms

underground

noun

a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

heimlich

mit verborgenen Zielen oder Methoden durchgeführt werden oder von diesen gekennzeichnet sind

🇫🇷French

clandestin

mené avec ou marqué par des objectifs ou des méthodes cachés

🇪🇸Spanish

clandestino

llevado a cabo con o marcado por objetivos o métodos ocultos

🇮🇹Italian

clandestino

condotti con o contrassegnati da scopi o metodi nascosti

🇳🇱Dutch

clandestien

uitgevoerd met of gekenmerkt door verborgen doelen of methoden

🇵🇹Portuguese

clandestino

conduzido ou marcado por objetivos ou métodos ocultos

🇷🇺Russian

тайный

проводимые или отмеченные скрытыми целями или методами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुप्त

छिपे हुए उद्देश्यों या तरीकों से संचालित या चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

গোপন

লুকানো লক্ষ্য বা পদ্ধতি দ্বারা পরিচালিত বা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

இரகசியமான

மறைக்கப்பட்ட நோக்கங்கள் அல்லது முறைகளால் நடத்தப்பட்டது அல்லது குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

రహస్యంగా

దాచిన లక్ష్యాలు లేదా పద్ధతులతో నిర్వహించబడింది లేదా గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

गुप्त

लपविलेल्या उद्दिष्टे किंवा पद्धतींनी आयोजित किंवा चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગુપ્ત

છુપાયેલા ઉદ્દેશ્યો અથવા પદ્ધતિઓ દ્વારા હાથ ધરવામાં અથવા ચિહ્નિત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಹಸ್ಯವಾದ

ಗುಪ್ತ ಗುರಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ವಿಧಾನಗಳಿಂದ ನಡೆಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രഹസ്യമായി

മറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്ന ലക്ഷ്യങ്ങളോ രീതികളോ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് നടത്തുകയോ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁਪਤ

ਲੁਕਵੇਂ ਉਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਤਰੀਕਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਚਾਲਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

خفیہ

پوشیدہ مقاصد یا طریقوں کے ساتھ منعقد یا نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

秘密的

以隐藏的目的或方法进行或以隐藏的目的或方法为标志

🇯🇵Japanese

秘密の

隠された目的や方法で行われる、またはそれによってマークされる

🇰🇷Korean

은밀한

숨겨진 목적이나 방법으로 수행되거나 표시됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bí mật

được tiến hành với hoặc được đánh dấu bằng các mục đích hoặc phương pháp ẩn giấu

🇹🇭Thai

ลับๆ

ดำเนินการหรือทำเครื่องหมายโดยมีจุดมุ่งหมายหรือวิธีการแอบแฝง

🇮🇩Indonesian

rahasia

dilakukan dengan atau ditandai dengan tujuan atau metode tersembunyi

🇵🇭Filipino

lihim

isinasagawa nang may o minarkahan ng mga nakatagong layunin o pamamaraan

🇲🇾Malay

rahsia

dijalankan dengan atau ditanda dengan tujuan atau kaedah tersembunyi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سري

يتم إجراؤها بأهداف أو أساليب خفية أو تتميز بها

🇮🇷Persian

مخفیانه

با اهداف یا روش های پنهان انجام شده یا مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

gizli

gizli amaçlar veya yöntemlerle yürütülen veya bunlarla işaretlenen

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲשָׁאִי

מתנהל עם או מסומן על ידי מטרות או שיטות נסתרות

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