stealthiness

noun

Definition of stealthinessnext
as in covertness

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Recent Examples of stealthiness But what surprised me most about these curls was the stealthiness of the burn. — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025 Giljov’s stealthiness paid off with a stunning image of two male saigas going horn to horn on the banks of a lake during a competitive breeding season. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealthiness
  1. secrecy
  2. sneakiness
  3. smoothness
  4. slyness
  5. shadiness
  6. shiftiness
  7. slipperiness
  8. shrewdness
Noun
  • And some of the people attending the wedding aren’t exactly pleased about all the secrecy.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 July 2026
  • Almost 10 years to the date exactly, the Scandal star joked about the secrecy of her own wedding to Entertainment Tonight.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
Definition of secrecy
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  • In The Executioners, and the 1962 and 1991 film adaptations of that novel, Cady is a predator specifically of women — even more specifically, young women — and he’s known for this, more so than his sneakiness, cleverness, or time served.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Definition of sneakiness
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  • Anything that prices it more often, more independently and more granularly works against the smoothness.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Marketing claims about smoothness, energy, and mood are starting points for evaluation, not endpoints.
    — Allison Palmer Updated June 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
Definition of smoothness
Noun
  • The harp is not an instrument of slyness, wryness, or the earth.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Like the tricksters of myth, there’s depth to their slyness.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of slyness
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  • Ron’s crusade against corporate shadiness (and shoddiness) never generates much suspense.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Definition of shadiness
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  • Björck is renowned for his hockey sense, shiftiness and offensive skill.
    — Murat Ates, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • This data can include in-game speed and shiftiness, the angle of a player's arm when throwing a ball, and the impact on a play.
    — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of shiftiness
Noun
  • Cerúndolo went out in the first round at Wimbledon, and analyst Gill Gross suggested that the slipperiness of the grass may have been a factor.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 3 July 2026
  • In the following chapters of Quand j’étais photographe, Nadar plays on the rhetorical and material slipperiness of invention to craft a curious portrait of photography’s first fifty-odd years.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of slipperiness
Noun
  • Instead, Franklin will rise by virtue of hard work and (actual) shrewdness.
    — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
  • Humble but strong, philosophical but pragmatic, Kingsley's interpretation of the leader manages to balance both his spirituality and shrewdness, simultaneously demystifying an icon while also adding another layer to the legend.
    — Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of shrewdness

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“Stealthiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealthiness. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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