| Main Entry: |
covert
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| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
clandestine, underhanded |
| Synonyms: |
QT, buried, camouflaged, cloaked,
concealed, disguised, dissembled,
furtive,
hidden, hush-hush, incog,
incognito, masked, obscured,
private,
privy,
secret, shrouded,
stealthy, sub rosa,
surreptitious,
ulterior, under wraps, under-the-table, undercover, underhand, unsuspected, veiled
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| Notes: |
covert (concealed, covered, hidden) is the opposite of overt (apparent, open to view, plain, public) |
| Antonyms: |
aboveboard, candid, frank, honest, open, overt, public, unconcealed
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