Thesaurus:covert

Thesaurus

covert

English

Adjective

Sense: partially hidden, disguised, secret, surreptitious

Synonyms

• abstruse
• behind the scenes
• catlike
• clandestine
• cloak-and-dagger
• concealed
• confidential
• covert
• deep-laid
• dern
• disguised
• furtive
• huggermugger
• hush-hush
• inconspicuous
• incognito
• low profile
• lurksome
• lurky
• obfuscated
• off-the-books
• on the down-low
• on the sly
• secret
• secretive
• slinky
• sly
• sneaky    [⇒ thesaurus]
• stealthy
• sub rosa
• surreptitious
• under-the-table
• under the radar
• under wraps
• undercover
• underground
• unperceived

Hyponyms

• arcane    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• hidden    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:deception (noun)
• Thesaurus:sneak (verb)

Further reading

• “447. invisibility” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “528. concealment” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “covert” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.