under-cover

Main Entry:
undercover [uhn-der-kuhv-er, uhn-der-kuhv-]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: secret, spy
Synonyms: clandestine, concealed, confidential, covert, creep, furtive, hidden, hole-and-corner, hush-hush, incognito*, intelligence, on the QT, private, stealth, stealthy, sub-rosa, surreptitious, under wraps, underground, underhand, underneath
Antonyms: known, open, public
Main Entry: covert
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
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
Main Entry: covertly
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: clandestine, underhandedly
Synonyms: by stealth, clandestinely, furtively, hush-hush, in camera, in holes and corners, on the QT, on the quiet, on the sly, privately, secretly, slyly, stealthily, sub rosa, surreptitiously, under wraps, undercover, wildcat
Antonyms: candidly, frankly, honestly, openly, overtly, publicly
Main Entry: disguised
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unrecognizable
Synonyms: camouflaged, changed, cloaked, covered, covert, fake, false, feigned, hidden, incog, masked, pretend, undercover
Antonyms: bare, open, recognizable, revealed, uncovered, unmasked
Main Entry: furtive
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: sneaky, secretive
Synonyms: artful, calculating, cautious, circumspect, clandestine, cloaked, conspiratorial, covert, crafty*, creepy*, cunning, disguised, elusive, evasive, foxy, guileful, hidden, hush-hush, insidious, masked, scheming, shifty, skulking, slinking, sly, stealthy, sub-rosa, surreptitious, tricky*, under wraps, under-the-table, undercover, underhand, underhanded, wily
Antonyms: aboveboard, forthright, honest, open, truthful
Main Entry: hidden
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unseen, secret
Synonyms: QT, abstruse, buried, clandestine, cloaked, close, clouded, concealed, covered, covert, cryptic, dark, disguised, eclipsed, esoteric, hermetic, hermetical, imperceivable, in the dark, indiscernible, invisible, latent, masked, mysterious, mystic, mystical, obscure, occult, out of view, private, recondite, screened, secluded, sequestered, shadowy, shrouded, surreptitious, ulterior, undercover, underground, undetected, undisclosed, unexposed, unknown, unrevealed, veiled, withheld
Antonyms: bare, exhibited, exposed, open, out, seen, showing, uncovered
Main Entry: hush-hush
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: secret
Synonyms: clandestine, classified, closet, confidential, covert, dark, private, restricted, sub-rosa, surreptitious, under-the-table, undercover
Antonyms: known, public, revealed, told
Main Entry: secret
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: hidden, unrevealed
Synonyms: abstruse, ambiguous, arcane, backdoor, camouflaged, classified, cloak-and-dagger, close, closet, clouded, conspiratorial, covered, covert, cryptic, dark, deep, disguised, enigmatical, esoteric, furtive, hush-hush, mysterious, mystic, mystical, obscure, occult, on the QT, out-of-the-way, private, recondite, reticent, retired, secluded, shrouded, strange, under wraps, undercover, underground, undisclosed, unenlightened, unfrequented, unintelligible, unknown, unpublished, unseen, veiled
Antonyms: clear, defined, explicit, forthright, honest, open, public, revealed, unconcealed
Main Entry: secretive
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: uncommunicative
Synonyms: backstairs, buttoned up, cagey, clammed up, close, close-mouthed, covert, cryptic, enigmatic, feline, furtive, hushed, in chambers, in privacy, in private, in the background, in the dark, on the QT, reserved, reticent, silent, taciturn, tight-lipped, undercover, unforthcoming, withdrawn, zipped
Antonyms: communicative, forthright, honest, open
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