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Undercover

A person who works undercover.

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📖 Definitions of "Undercover"

noun

1
A person who works undercover.

verb

1
To provide too little coverage.

adjective

1
Performed or happening in secret.
2
Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation.

🔄 Synonyms of "Undercover"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
surreptitious	Stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert (especially movements).
clandestine	Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.
secretnoun	(countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
cloak-and-dagger	Marked by menacing furtive secrecy, often with a melodramatic tint or espionage involved.
hugger-muggernoun	Secret, clandestine, sly.
hush-hushnoun	Secret, not spoken of (or spoken of only in hushed whispers between insiders).
hole-and-corner	Conducted in secret; clandestine.
on the quiet	(informal) surreptitiously
covertnoun	(figuratively) Secret, surreptitious, concealed.
undergroundnoun	(not comparable) Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Undercover"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
cloak-and-dagger	Marked by menacing furtive secrecy, often with a melodramatic tint or espionage involved.
hole-and-corner	Conducted in secret; clandestine.
clandestine	Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.
covert	(figuratively) Secret, surreptitious, concealed.
surreptitious	Stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert (especially movements).
on the quiet	(informal) surreptitiously
secret	Being or kept hidden.
hush-hush	Secret, not spoken of (or spoken of only in hushed whispers between insiders).
hugger-mugger	Secret, clandestine, sly.
underground	(not comparable) Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.
secretive	Having an inclination to secrecy.
secrecynoun	Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
confidential	Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
confidentialitynoun	(uncountable) The property of being confidential.
disguised	Wearing a disguise; dressed in strange or unusual clothes, or taking on a changed appearance, especially to conceal one’s identity.
hedgingnoun	(finance) the practice of taking a position in one market to offset and balance against the risk adopted by assuming a position in a contrary or opposing market or investment
hidden	Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent.
illegal	Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.
inside	Of or pertaining to the inner surface, limit or boundary.
incognito	Without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise.