Covert synonyms

kō'vərt, kō-vûrt', kŭv'ərt

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secret
Operating in a hidden or confidential manner:
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clandestine
(Freemasonry, of a person or lodge) Not recognized as a regular member.
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furtive
Done or acting in a stealthy manner, as if to hinder observation; surreptitious; stealthy; sneaky
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open (antonym)
Having interspersed gaps, spaces, or intervals:
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candid (antonym)
Impartial and free from prejudice.
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honest (antonym)
Sincere; frank:
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public (antonym)
The definition of public is something that is related to, available to or known by people.
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overt (antonym)
Of, relating to, or being military or intelligence operations sanctioned or mandated by Congress:
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frank (antonym)
(Medicine) unmistakable, clinically obvious, self-evident
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shield
Any material or structure used for protection against radiation
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asylum
Protection and immunity from extradition granted by a government to a political refugee from another country.
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harbor
A sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships.
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brush (related)
A bushy tail, esp. that of a fox
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bush (related)
(Baseball) Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league behavior"
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refuge (related)
Protection or shelter, as from danger or hardship:
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retreat (related)
A residential institution for the care of the aged, mentally ill, etc.
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sanctuary (related)
A holy place, as a building set aside for worship of the divinity or of one or more deities
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shelter (related)
The definition of a shelter is a structure that provides cover or protection.
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camouflaged
Wearing, in, or treated with, camouflage; disguised
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concealed
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confidential
Told in confidence; imparted in secret
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covered
Overlaid with or enclosed within something.
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defense
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disguised
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feather
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guarded
Kept from escape or trouble; held in check; supervised
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hush-hush
Secret, not spoken of (spoken of only in hushed whispers between insiders).
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incognito
With one's identity disguised or concealed.
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insidious
Producing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.
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latent
(Biology) Being in a condition of biological rest or inactivity characterized by cessation of growth or development and the suspension of many metabolic processes:
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masked
(Zoology) Having markings in the shape of a mask on the head or face.
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private
Of, relating to, or receiving special hospital services and privileges:
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privy
Made a participant in knowledge of something private or secret:
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sheltered
Protected, as from wind or weather.
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stealthy
Marked by or acting with quiet, caution, and secrecy intended to avoid notice.
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thicket
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undercover
Acting or carried out in secret
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veiled
Simple past tense and past participle of veil.
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aboveboard (antonym)
Without deceit or trickery; straightforward.
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unconcealed (antonym)
Open; not hidden or concealed
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cloak-and-dagger
Of or characteristic of the activities of spies and undercover agents, esp. as extravagantly depicted in popular suspense fiction
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huggermugger
Alternative form of hugger-mugger.
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sub rosa
Carried out secretly or confidentially
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obscured
Lying beyond what is obvious or avowed
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ulterior
Lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or avowed, especially being concealed intentionally so as to deceive:
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cover
(Military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
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haven
A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
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protection
(Insurance) Coverage.
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den
A small, cozy room in a house, where a person can be alone to read, work, etc.
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hideaway
A hiding place, somewhere you can go to get away from other people
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hide-out
Alternative spelling of hideout.
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lair
A den or hideaway.
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under cover (or wraps)
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show (related)
Show describes something related to a performance.
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attack (related)
The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire:
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safety (related)
(American football) Any of the defensive players who are in position furthest from the line of scrimmage and whose responsibility is to defend against passes as well as to be the tacklers of last resort.
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place (related)
A role or purpose; a station.
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screen
A screen memory.
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concealment
The act of hindering or preventing the discovery, knowledge, or sight of something.
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intelligence-gathering (related)
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psychological-warfare (related)
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copse
A thicket of small trees or shrubs; a coppice.
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bushes
Plural form of bush
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buried
Placed in a grave at a burial.
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Covert Sentence Examples

  • In the subsequent years Mantineia still found opportunity to give the Athenians covert help, and during the Corinthian War (394387) scarcely disguised its sympathy with the anti-Spartan league.

  • They generally associate in herds, and spend most of the day in covert on the banks, feeding in the evening and morning.

  • Take the covert at once, for my Girchik says the Ilagins are at Korniki with their hounds.

  • The oasis of the Otradnoe covert came in sight a few hundred yards off, the huntsmen were already nearing it.

  • This singular romance is diversified by, or, to speak more properly, it is the vehicle of the most bewildering abundance of digression, burlesque amplification, covert satire on things political, social and religious, miscellaneous erudition of the literary and scientific kind.

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