heimlich
secret; stealthy; covert
English translations
- 01
covert
- 02
secretly
- 03
clandestine
- 04
furtive
Word details
- German meaning
- So, dass es nicht bemerkt oder gesehen wird; versteckt.
- English meaning
- Secretly
- Synonym
- verdeckt, klammheimlich
- German example
- Er warf ihr einen heimlichen Blick zu.
- English example
- He gave her a secret glance.
- Comparative
- heimlicherSuperlative: am heimlichsten
Related words
- Heimlichtuerei
Heimlichtuerei refers to behavior in which someone keeps something secret or hides it, often with the aim of concealing or obscuring something.
- heimlichtun
to act secretive
- Heimlichkeit
secrecy, secretiveness
- verheimlichen
To conceal
- Verheimlichung
concealment
- unheimlich
Uncanny, eerie
- klammheimlich
secretly, surreptitiously
- Voyeurin
Voyeur (female)
- Vertuschung
Cover-up is the deliberate concealment of wrongdoing or crimes.
- Hehl
Secrecy, concealment
- Lauer
The ambush describes the secret waiting to surprise or attack someone.
- Haberer
Lover
- stehlend
Stealing
- Pfuschzettel
Cheat sheet
- Keksteig
Cookie dough
- Schnüffler
Snoop, detective
- Durchstecherei
Information leak
- Lauscherin
Eavesdropper (female)
- Lauscher
Eavesdropper
- Guckloch
Peephole
- Ausspionierung
Espionage
- zinken
To mark
- intrigieren
To intrigue, to scheme
- lauschen
Eavesdrop
- hintertreiben
to thwart, to undermine
- etwas unter den Teppich kehren
To sweep something under the rug
- einflüstern
To whisper in someone's ear means to secretly say something into their ear, often to influence them.
- vertuschen
to cover up, to conceal
- zutragen
To report secretly
- mithören
Eavesdrop
- lugen
To peep
- anzetteln
To instigate, to provoke
- einfädeln
to instigate, to arrange
- einschleusen
to smuggle
- unterjubeln
To unterjubeln means to secretly or inconspicuously insert or slip something into something else.
- davonstehlen
To sneak away
- aushecken
To hatch, to plot
- füßeln
To play footsie
- bespitzeln
To spy on
- spitzeln
To spy
- ausbüxen
to run away, to sneak out
- sich ins Fäustchen lachen
To laugh up one's sleeve, to gloat
- hinterhältig
devious
- mause
To pilfer, to swipe
- unterschlächtig
Underhanded, devious
Example sentences with “heimlich”
Wir haben einen heimlichen Plan. (We have a secret plan.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between 'heimlich' and 'geheim'?
'Geheim' means 'secret' (a state of being), while 'heimlich' implies an action done 'on the sly' or stealthily.