back-channel

The word “back-channel” has 3 syllables: back-chan-nel

It's pronounced as /ˈbækˌʧænəl/


What is synonym and antonym for back-channel?

In the thesaurus, “back-channel” has 35 synonyms and 17 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for back-channel along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for back-channel

  • backstairs
  • behind-the-scenes
  • clandestine
  • classified
  • closed-door
  • concealed
  • confidential
  • covert
  • furtive
  • hidden
  • hole-and-corner
  • hugger-mugger
  • hush-hush
  • off-the-books
  • off-the-record
  • private
  • privy
  • restricted
  • secret
  • secreted
  • sneak
  • sneaking
  • sneaky
  • stealth
  • stealthy
  • subterranean
  • surreptitious
  • top secret
  • unadvertised
  • undercover
  • underground
  • underhand
  • underhanded
  • undisclosed
  • unexposed

Antonyms for back-channel

Meanings of back-channel

  • verb
    1. To employ a back channel.
    2. To employ non-verbal (oral and visual) means to influence a speaker without interruption.

Example Sentences

  • Diplomats engaged in discreet back-channel negotiations to facilitate the peace process.
  • The team established a secret back-channel communication system for sensitive information.
  • Journalists uncovered a series of undisclosed back-channel discussions between the two nations.
  • The politicians resorted to back-channel talks to find common ground on contentious issues.
  • The spy network relied on encrypted back-channel communications to maintain secrecy.

On this page you'll find 52 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to back-channel, such as: aboveboard, acknowledged, avowed, backstairs, behind-the-scenes, clandestine, classified.

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Related Words

backstairs

  • back-channel
  • backdoor
  • behind-the-scenes
  • buttoned-up
  • cagey
  • camouflaged
  • clammed up
  • clandestine
  • classified
  • cloak-and-dagger
  • close
  • close-mouthed
  • closed-door
  • concealed
  • confidential
  • covert
  • cryptic
  • discreet
  • disguised
  • dissembled
  • dissimulated
  • enigmatic
  • feline
  • furtive
  • hidden
  • hole-and-corner
  • hugger-mugger
  • hush-hush
  • hushed
  • in ambush
  • in chambers
  • in privacy
  • in private
  • in the background
  • in the dark
  • incognito
  • inside
  • off-the-books
  • off-the-record
  • private
  • privy
  • reserved
  • restricted
  • reticent
  • secret
  • secreted
  • secretive
  • silent
  • sly
  • sneak
  • sneaking
  • sneaky
  • stealth
  • stealthy
  • sub-rosa
  • subterranean
  • surreptitious
  • taciturn
  • tight-lipped
  • top secret
  • top-secret
  • unacknowledged
  • unadvertised
  • under false pretense
  • under-the-table
  • undercover
  • underground
  • underhand
  • underhanded
  • undisclosed
  • unexposed
  • unforthcoming
  • withdrawn
  • zipped

off-the-books

  • back-channel
  • backstairs
  • behind-the-scenes
  • clandestine
  • classified
  • closed-door
  • concealed
  • confidential
  • covert
  • furtive
  • hidden
  • hole-and-corner
  • hugger-mugger
  • hush-hush
  • off-the-record
  • private
  • privy
  • restricted
  • secret
  • secreted
  • sneak
  • sneaking
  • sneaky
  • stealth
  • stealthy
  • subterranean
  • surreptitious
  • top secret
  • unadvertised
  • undercover
  • underground
  • underhand
  • underhanded
  • undisclosed
  • unexposed

off-the-record

  • arcane
  • back-channel
  • backdoor
  • backstairs
  • behind-the-scenes
  • between us
  • clandestine
  • classified
  • closed-door
  • concealed
  • confidential
  • confidentially
  • covert
  • eyes-only
  • for no other ears
  • furtive
  • hidden
  • hole-and-corner
  • hugger-mugger
  • hush-hush
  • hushed
  • in confidence
  • in private
  • inside
  • not for publication
  • not public
  • not to be quoted
  • off-the-books
  • private
  • privately
  • privy
  • restricted
  • secret
  • secreted
  • secretly
  • sensitive
  • sneak
  • sneaking
  • sneaky
  • stealth
  • stealthy
  • subterranean
  • surreptitious
  • top secret
  • unadvertised
  • undercover
  • underground
  • underhand
  • underhanded
  • undisclosed
  • unexposed
  • unofficial
  • unofficially
  • within these four walls

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