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covert

/ˈkoʊvɚt/noun, adjective2 syllables

Covert means: secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed.

Synonyms for covert39

noun, as in a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

screen, cover, concealment

adjective, as in secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed

backstair, backstairs, furtive, black, clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground, collusive
and 10 more, conniving, cloaked, disguised, masked, sub-rosa, under-the-table, behind-the-scenes, subterranean, subterraneous, ulterior

adjective, as in (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband

protected

also used for covert

covert baron, abstruse, behind the scenes, catlike, backroom, stealth, concealed, confidential, deep-laid, dern, huggermugger

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Opposites of covert

overt

What does covert mean?4

adjective

1

secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed“covert actions by the CIA”

2

(of a wife) being under the protection of her husband“a woman covert”

noun

1

a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something“a screen of trees afforded privacy”

2

a flock of coots

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Covert in a sentence

  • Subjugation of the lower classes is important to our covert centralization of resources.papabear
  • We have been sent on a covert mission.corvard
  • We’re also exploring technologies that reduce the potential for covert data collection.Cangarejo
  • Sami had a covert evil nature.OsoHombre
  • I try my best to be stealthy and covert when waking up earlier than my family members.michu3453
  • The CIA fought a covert war against the Soviets in Afghanistan.zaneselvans

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of covert

as a noun

plural
coverts