Subjugation of the lower classes is important to our covert centralization of resources.
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Covert
//ˈkoʊvɚt//
Synonyms for "covert" (289 found)
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copedcoppicecopsecopsewoodcornercouchcovercoveragecoveredcoveringcovertlycoverturecowlcowledcowlingcrannycrypticcubbycubbyholecurtain
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curtainedcyclone cellardark cornerdelitescentdendormantdrapedraperydugouteartheclipsedencapsulatedencapsuledencasedenvelopedenwrappedesotericfallout shelterfeatherfeathersfelinefeme covertfilmedflooredformfoxholefrithfunk holefurtivefurtivelyguardedguisehacklehangingharborharboragehavenhibernatinghidhiddenhideawayhideouthidey holehidinghiding placehidlingsholehole-and-cornerhoodhoodedhousedhousinghugger muggerhugger-muggerhush hushhush-hushin a cloudin a fog
Noun(1 words)
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in camerain eclipsein purdahin the wingsincommunicadolairlatentlodgeloricateloricatedlurkingmailmantlemantledmaskmaskedmewmottemuffledmysterious
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mysticmysticalnichenookobfuscatedobscureobscuredoccultoccultedpackagedpallpavedplumageportpossiblepotentialprivateprivatelyprivyprotectedquietrecessreconditerefugeretreatroofedroofed-inrunsafety zonesanctuaryscreenedscummedsecludedseclusesecondarysecret placesequesteredsheathedshelledsheltershieldshieldedshiftyshroudshroudedsidelongskulkingsleepingslinkingslinkyslysneaksneakingsneakyspeculumstashstealthilystealthystorm cavestorm cellarsub rosasubmergedsubterraneoussurreptitioussurreptitiouslyswathedtentedtertiarythicketthicksettrenchtunnelulteriorunder an eclipseunder coverunder house arrestunder the surfaceunder-the-counterunder-the-tableundercoverundercovertundergroundunderhandunderhandedunderlyingunderneathundisclosedunknownunmanifestedunobtrusiveveilveiledvestmentvirtualwalledwalled-inwrappedwrapped in clouds
Adjective(25 words)
incognitoinconspicuouslow profilelurksomelurkymousyobfuscatedoff-the-bookson the down-lowon the slysecretsecretiveslinkyslysneakystealthstealthysub rosasurreptitiousunder the radar
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Noun(1 words)
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Translations
49 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- потаен adj (secret)
- прикрит adj (secret)
- скрит adj (secret)
- гъсталак noun (area of thick undergrowth for hiding)
Czech
4 entries- skrytý adj (secret)
- skrývaný adj (secret)
- tajný adj (secret)
- houština noun (area of thick undergrowth for hiding)
Dutch
1 entries- schuilplaats noun (hiding place)
Finnish
4 entries- peitinhöyhen noun (type of feather)
- piilo noun (hiding place)
- piilopaikka noun (hiding place)
- suojakasvillisuus noun (area of thick undergrowth for hiding)
French
2 entries- clandestin adj (secret)
- secret adj (secret)
German
4 entries- verdeckt adj (secret)
- Deckfeder noun (type of feather)
- Unterholz noun (area of thick undergrowth for hiding)
- Versteck noun (hiding place)
Hungarian
1 entries- rejtett adj (secret)
Irish
4 entries- mothar noun (hiding place)
- mothar noun (area of thick undergrowth for hiding)
- muine noun (hiding place)
- muine noun (area of thick undergrowth for hiding)
Manx
1 entries- aaght noun (area of thick undergrowth for hiding)
Māori
4 entries- munamuna adj (secret)
- whakahewa adj (secret)
- whakamokamoka adj (secret)
- whakamokeke adj (secret)
Polish
2 entries- potajemny adj (secret)
- ukradkowy adj (secret)
Russian
4 entries- потайно́й adj (secret)
- секре́тный adj (secret)
- скры́тый adj (secret)
- та́йный adj (secret)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- skriven adj (secret)
- tajni adj (secret)
- скривен adj (secret)
- тајни adj (secret)
Spanish
1 entries- encubierto adj (secret)
Swedish
3 entries- dold adj (secret)
- förtäckt adj (secret)
- hemlig adj (secret)
Ukrainian
2 entries- прихований adj (secret)
- таємний adj (secret)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
We have been sent on a covert mission.
Source: tatoeba (3451852)
Sami had a covert evil nature.
Source: tatoeba (6119333)
Police conducted covert surveillance.
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