covert

/kˈoʊvɚt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

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

Synonyms for covert

• backstair
• black
• clandestine
• secret
• collusive
• cloaked
• sub-rosa
• subterranean
• under wraps
• undisclosed
• protected
• screen
• cover
• concealment

Antonyms of covert

• overt