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Definition of Covert
1. Adjective. Secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed. "Covert funding for the rebels"
Also: Implicit, Inexplicit, Concealed, Invisible, Unseeable
Similar to: Backstair, Backstairs, Furtive, Black, Clandestine, Cloak-and-dagger, Hole-and-corner, Hugger-mugger, Hush-hush, Secret, Surreptitious, Undercover, Underground, Secret, Collusive, Conniving, Cloaked, Disguised, Masked, Secret, Behind-the-scenes, Sub-rosa, Under-the-table, Subterranean, Subterraneous, Ulterior, Under Wraps, Undisclosed, Unrevealed
Derivative terms: Covertness
Antonyms: Overt
Similar to: Backstair, Backstairs, Furtive, Black, Clandestine, Cloak-and-dagger, Hole-and-corner, Hugger-mugger, Hush-hush, Secret, Surreptitious, Undercover, Underground, Secret, Collusive, Conniving, Cloaked, Disguised, Masked, Secret, Behind-the-scenes, Sub-rosa, Under-the-table, Subterranean, Subterraneous, Ulterior, Under Wraps, Undisclosed, Unrevealed
Derivative terms: Covertness
Antonyms: Overt
2. Noun. A flock of coots.
3. Adjective. (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband. "A woman covert"
4. Noun. A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something. "The simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"
Exact synonyms: Concealment, Cover, Screen
Specialized synonyms: Blind, Camouflage, Shoji, Stalking-horse
Generic synonyms: Covering
Derivative terms: Cover, Cover, Cover
Specialized synonyms: Blind, Camouflage, Shoji, Stalking-horse
Generic synonyms: Covering
Derivative terms: Cover, Cover, Cover
Definition of Covert
1. a. Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.
2. n. A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense.
Definition of Covert
1. Adjective. (rare) Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered. ¹
2. Adjective. (figuratively) Secret, surreptitious, concealed. ¹
3. Noun. Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide. ¹
4. Noun. A feather that covers others ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Covert
1. a hiding place [n -S]