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closet
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
closet • noun a clothes closet synonyms : cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe, armoire, locker. • adjective a closet Sherlock Holmes fan synonyms : secret, covert, private...
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secret
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...stealthy, furtive, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, closet; informal hush-hush. antonym: overt. 4. a secret...confidential matter, confidence, private affair; skeleton in the closet. 2. the secrets of the universe synonyms : mystery...
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cut
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...xA0; 3. a community cut off from the mainland by the floodwaters synonyms : isolate, separate, keep apart; seclude, closet, cloister, sequester. cut out 1. the lifeboat's engines cut out synonyms : stop working, stop, fail, give...
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rifle
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
rifle • verb 1. she rifled through her closet synonyms : rummage, search, hunt, forage. 2. a thief rifled her home synonyms : burgle, burglarize, rob, steal...
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underground
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...subsurface, basement. 2. underground trade synonyms : clandestine, secret, surreptitious, covert, undercover, closet, cloak-and-dagger, back-alley, backstairs, black-market, hidden, sneaky, furtive; resistance, subversive...
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wardrobe
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
wardrobe • noun 1. she bought new shirts to expand his wardrobe synonyms : collection of clothes; garments, attire, outfits; trousseau. 2. chiefly Brit. she opened the wardrobe synonyms : (clothes) closet, armoire, locker, cupboard, cabinet.
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undercover
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...company synonyms : covert, secret, clandestine, incognito, underground, surreptitious, furtive, cloak-and-dagger, stealthy, hidden, concealed, backstairs, closet; informal hush-hush, sneaky, on the QT. antonym: overt.
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in
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
in • preposition 1. she was hiding in the closet synonyms : inside, within, in the middle of; surrounded by, enclosed by. 2. he was covered in mud synonyms : with...
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cabinet
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
cabinet • noun 1. a china cabinet | a filing cabinet synonyms : cupboard, chest, locker, dresser, closet, chiffonier, case, container. 2. a member of the president's cabinet synonyms : advisers, council, committee, board, administration.
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private
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...not for publication, not to be made public, not to be disclosed, secret, unofficial, off-the-record, in camera, closet, privileged; inf. hush-hush. 3. her private thoughts synonyms : personal, intimate, secret. 4...
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