furtiveness

nounCommon GRE wordMore F words

stealthy, secretive behavior that suggests guilt or concealment

In a sentence

Furtiveness in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing furtiveness in a sentence.

There was a furtiveness in the way she pocketed the note that gave her away.

Synonyms

stealthsecrecyslyness

Antonyms

opennesscandor

Keep going

to make up something false in order to deceive

a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead

a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories

treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor

achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow

to make an action or process easier or more achievable

a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition

inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent

Common questions

Furtiveness (noun) means stealthy, secretive behavior that suggests guilt or concealment

Here is furtiveness used in an example sentence: "There was a furtiveness in the way she pocketed the note that gave her away."

Common synonyms for furtiveness include stealth, secrecy, slyness.

Antonyms of furtiveness include openness, candor.

Furtiveness is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.