stealthy vs surreptitious

stealthy and surreptitious both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stealthy	No	Yes	No	No
surreptitious	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, stealthy and surreptitious are synonyms defined as:

stealthy and surreptitious: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

Other synonyms of stealthy include furtive, sneak, sneaky.

stealthy (adjective)	surreptitious (adjective)
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
	conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods