All covert synonyms
co·vert
C c adj covert
- hidden — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
- undercover — working or done out of public sight; secret: an undercover investigation.
- surreptitious — obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
- secret — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- privy — participating in the knowledge of something private or secret (usually followed by to): Many persons were privy to the plot.
- private — privacy
- concealed — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- disguised — to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
- furtive — taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
- hush-hush — highly secret or confidential: a hush-hush political investigation.
- incognito — having one's identity concealed, as under an assumed name, especially to avoid notice or formal attentions.
- masked — using or wearing a mask or masks: a masked burglar; masked actors.
- stealthy — done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive: stealthy footsteps.
- sub rosa — confidentially; secretly; privately.
- ulterior — being beyond what is seen or avowed; intentionally kept concealed: ulterior motives.
- under wraps — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
- underhand — not open and aboveboard; secret and crafty or dishonorable: an underhand deal with the chief of police.
- unsuspected — not regarded or considered with suspicion: unsuspected in the crime.
- veiled — having a veil: a veiled hat.
- buried — to put in the ground and cover with earth: The pirates buried the chest on the island.
- obscured — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- qt — quantity.
- incog — Incognito.
- shrouded — a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
- under-the-table — transacted in secret or in an underhanded manner.
adjective covert
- clandestine — Something that is clandestine is hidden or kept secret, often because it is illegal.
- underground — beneath the surface of the ground: traveling underground by subway.
- underhanded — underhand.
- camouflaged — concealed or disguised
- cloaked — Wearing a cloak.
noun covert
- copse — A copse is a small group of trees growing very close to each other.
- wood — Grant, 1892–1942, U.S. painter.
- thicket — a thick or dense growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees; a thick coppice.
- coppice — A coppice is a small group of trees growing very close to each other.
- undergrowth — low-lying vegetation or small trees growing beneath larger trees; underbrush.