ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary Builder›Words›C›covert
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covert
hidden or secret, especially to avoid detection
Synonyms
- secret
- hidden
- clandestine
Antonyms
- overt
- open
- public
covert in a sentence
The journalist uncovered a covert effort to influence the election.
The spies arranged a covert exchange in an empty railway station.
Where it comes from
From Old French covert, meaning 'covered or concealed.'
Memory hook
COVER is inside COVERT: covert actions stay covered from view.
Read it in context
- The Refusal at Ashdown Narrative