Synonyms for covert
ˈkoʊ vərt, ˈkʌv ərt; ˈkʌv ərt, ˈkoʊ vərt; ˈkʌv ərt; oʊˈvɜrt, ˈoʊ vərt; ˈkoʊ vərtcovert

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1. covertadjective

   Synonyms:
   feme covert

   Antonyms:
   overt

2. covertadjective

   Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.

   Synonyms:
   feme covert

   Antonyms:
   overt

3. covertadjective

   Secret, surreptitious, concealed.

   Synonyms:
   feme covert

   Antonyms:
   overt

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1. covert

   Synonyms:
   concealed, dark, hidden, impalpable, impenetrable, imperceptible, invisible, latent, obscure, occult, secret, undiscovered, unimagined, unknown, unseen, unthought-of

   Antonyms:
   apparent, clear, conspicuous, discernible, distinct, evident, glaring, indubitable, manifest, obvious, open, overt, palpable, patent, perceptible, plain, tangible, transparent, unmistakable, visible

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1. covertnoun

   a flock of coots

   Synonyms:
   concealment, screen, cover

   Antonyms:
   raw, bald, naked, barefaced, visible, open, undisguised, unprotected, overt

2. screen, cover, covert, concealmentadjective

   a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

   "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"

   Synonyms:
   masking, blanket, screen, covering, silver screen, blind, projection screen, back, screen door, covering fire, hiding, screenland, natural covering, cover song, privateness, sieve, concealing, concealment, cover version, top, cover, privacy, filmdom, binding, cover charge, secrecy, screening, book binding

   Antonyms:
   bald, visible, undisguised, unprotected, raw, barefaced, overt, naked, open

3. covertadjective

   secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed

   "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"

   Antonyms:
   unprotected, raw, barefaced, bald, undisguised, overt, naked, open, visible

4. covertadjective

   (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband

   "a woman covert"

   Antonyms:
   visible, bald, open, unprotected, overt, raw, barefaced, undisguised, naked

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1. covertnoun

   Synonyms:
   shelter, refuge, asylum, harbor, sanctuary, retreat, defence

2. covertadjective

   Synonyms:
   hidden, concealed, secret, disguised, clandestine, underhand, sly, insidious, stealthy

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1. covertadjective

   Synonyms:
   secret, hidden, disguised, clandestine, stealthy

2. covertnoun

   Synonyms:
   shelter, refuge, retreat, underwood, jungle, thicket

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1. List of paraphrases for "covert":

   disguised, secret, hidden, undercover, clandestine, occult, concealed, confidential

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How to use covert in a sentence?

1. Jeffrey Sachs:

   From Iraq to Syria to Libya to covert operations, when I traveled extensively in those areas like I do, I see a tremendous amount of the fallout from misguided U.S. policies.

2. Democrat Adam Schiff:

   If those conversations with Putin or with other world leaders are sequestered in that same electronic file that is meant for covert action, not meant for this, if there's an effort to hide those and cover those up, yes we're determined to find out.

3. John Demers:

   I think that it opened everyone's eyes to how much different foreign governments tried to influence our political discourse in a covert manner.

4. Scott Simmons:

   Drano is not a covert poisoning agent, it’s got a crazy terrible taste, it burns, your eyes start watering.

5. Bruce Klingner:

   The overt economy is predominantly sales of natural resources, the covert economy is harder to estimate, but consists of weapons sales, the counterfeiting of U.S. $100 bills . . . production and distribution of illegal narcotics, cigarettes and pharmaceuticals, including Viagra, insurance scams, money laundering, and cybercrime.