laboring at (verb) overplay: be dramatic
Sinonime: clandestine, covert,
fraudulent, furtive, hidden, hole-and-corner, hush-hush, on the QT, on the sly, private, skulking, slinking, sly, sneaking, stealthy, sub-rosa, unauthorized, under wraps, under-the-table, undercover, underhand, veiled
Antonime: aboveboard, authorized, honest, open