What does covert mean?
Covert means (figuratively) Secret, surreptitious, concealed..
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/ˈkəʊvɜːt/ · adjective
(figuratively) Secret, surreptitious, concealed..
covert operations
how covert matters may be best disclosed
whether of open war or covert guile
If the President were to inform the Gang of Eight that he signed a covert action finding to overthrow the government of Canada, he would be required to tell others at least something about the finding.
Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help it interpret the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications.
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to plant a covert alley
feme covert
Use covert when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Covert means (figuratively) Secret, surreptitious, concealed..
Common synonyms include abstruse, behind the scenes, catlike, backroom.
Possible antonyms include overt, open.
covert operations
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