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单词 behind-the-scenes
释义

behind-the-scenes

adjective

be·​hind-the-scenes bi-ˈhīnd-ṯẖə-ˈsēnz How to pronounce behind-the-scenes (audio)
bē-
1
: being or working out of public view or in secret
behind-the-scenes lobbying for more money
a behind-the-scenes player
2
: revealing or reporting the hidden workings
a behind-the-scenes account
a behind-the-scenes glimpse

Synonyms

  • confidential
  • esoteric
  • hush-hush
  • hushed
  • inside
  • intimate
  • nonpublic
  • private
  • privy
  • secret
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Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1

behind-the-scenes

adjective

1
as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace a tell-all book about the behind-the-scenes negotiations that got him the vice presidential nomination

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • confidential
  • private
  • secret
  • personal
  • esoteric
  • undisclosed
  • intimate
  • hidden
  • classified
  • inside
  • nonpublic
  • clandestine
  • privy
  • undercover
  • hush-hush
  • restricted
  • surreptitious
  • conspiratorial
  • top secret
  • covert
  • backstage
  • unadvertised
  • untold
  • concealed
  • sneak
  • unmentioned
  • unsaid
  • collusive
  • hushed
  • closet
  • underground
  • sneaky
  • underhanded
  • furtive
  • unannounced
  • offstage
  • silent
  • stealthy
  • closeted
  • underhand
  • offscreen
  • occult
  • suppressed
  • sneaking
  • repressed
  • silenced
  • stifled
  • hugger-mugger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • public
  • common
  • open
  • general
  • broadcast
  • publicized
  • current
  • popular
  • aired
  • widespread
  • heralded
  • prevailing
  • reported
  • advertised
  • disclosed
  • vulgar
  • published
  • announced
  • professed
  • communal
  • well-known
  • blazed
  • prevalent
  • proclaimed
  • spotlighted
  • rife
  • divulged
  • declared
  • promulgated
  • enunciated
  • shared
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2
as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others behind-the-scenes negotiations that resulted in the hostages being released unharmed

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • clandestine
  • sneak
  • undercover
  • covert
  • underground
  • private
  • sneaking
  • surreptitious
  • secret
  • stealth
  • backstairs
  • sneaky
  • underhanded
  • furtive
  • privy
  • hush-hush
  • stealthy
  • underhand
  • hole-and-corner
  • undisclosed
  • confidential
  • closed-door
  • hidden
  • off-the-record
  • back-channel
  • top secret
  • hugger-mugger
  • off-the-books
  • subterranean
  • unadvertised
  • restricted
  • classified
  • secreted
  • concealed
  • unexposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • public
  • overt
  • open
  • straightforward
  • avowed
  • acknowledged
  • obvious
  • evident
  • undisguised
  • unrestricted
  • unclassified
  • clear
  • manifest
  • plain
  • unconcealed
  • aboveboard
  • patent
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