stealthily

adverb/ˈstelθɪli/CEFR C1

নিঃশব্দে, চুপিসারে

Meaning

Moving quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.

Example sentences

  • The cat moved stealthily along the wall.বিড়ালটি দেয়াল ধরে নিঃশব্দে এগোচ্ছিল।
  • He stealthily opened the drawer.চুপিসারে সে ড্রয়ারটা খুলল।

Common phrases with “stealthily”

  • move stealthilyনিঃশব্দে চলা
  • creep stealthilyচুপিসারে এগোনো
  • stealthily approachনিঃশব্দে কাছে যাওয়া

A common mistake

He stealthily announced the news to the room.→He quietly announced the news to the room.

Stealth is about not being detected at all, so it fits movement rather than speech. Furtively adds guilt to the same picture; stealthily is neutral and works for a hunter or a cat.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: furtively, quietly

Antonyms: noisily

Similar words, and what each means

  • furtively

    চোরা চোখে, লুকিয়ে

    In a quick secret way that shows you do not want to be seen.

  • quietly

    নিঃশব্দে; চুপচাপ

    Making little noise, or without drawing attention.

Other English words for “নিঃশব্দে, চুপিসারে”

  • quietly

    Making little noise, or without drawing attention.

  • surreptitiously

    In a quiet, hidden way, so that nobody notices.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • stealthnounচুপিসারে কাজ করার কৌশল, গোপনীয়তা
  • stealthyadjectiveচুপিসারে করা, নিঃশব্দ

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “stealthily” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • নিঃশব্দে, চুপিসারে
    • • নিয়মিতভাবে, নিয়মমাফিক
    • • অত্যন্ত, খুব
    • • বিদেশে
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    নিঃশব্দে, চুপিসারে — stealthily (adverb) — নিঃশব্দে, চুপিসারে. Moving quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “stealthily”?

    • • enthusiastically
    • • warily
    • • furtively
    • • downstairs
    Show the answer

    furtively — furtively — চোরা চোখে, লুকিয়ে. In a quick secret way that shows you do not want to be seen.

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