Behind one back
Synonyms for behind one back
adv deceitfully
covertly
secretly
sub rosa
surreptitiously
sneakily
Synonyms
adv deceitfully
treacherously
unscrupulously
maliciously
basely
crookedly
dishonestly
dishonorably
disloyally
faithlessly
falseheartedly
malevolently
perfidiously
roguishly
traitorously
underhandedly
unfaithfully
behind one’s back
Antonyms
truthfully
honestly
Usage Notes
Although some object to their use, the phrases in back of and the shorter—and much older—back of with the meaning “behind” are fully established as standard in American English: The car was parked (in) back of the house. Both phrases occur in all types of speech and writing.
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