Nouns (4)
covert
n. a flock of coots
cover, concealment, screen
n. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness"
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (2)
covert
adj. secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"
covert
adj. (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband; " a woman covert"
Fuzzynyms (39)
smoke screen
n. (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements
cloak
n. a loose outer garment
canopy
n. the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air
canopy
n. a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather
front
n. the side that is seen or that goes first
shelter
n. protective covering that provides protection from the weather
front, front end
n. the side that is forward or prominent
anterior, front tooth
n. a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors"
blind, screen
n. something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
covering, cover, natural covering
n. a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"
skulking, sneak, surreptitious, stealthy, furtive, hole-and-corner, hole-in-corner, sneaky, underhand
adj. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"
veiled
adj. having or as if having a veil or concealing cover; "a veiled dancer"; "a veiled hat"; "veiled threats"; "veiled insults"
slick, cunning, crafty, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
adj. marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
subtle, insidious, pernicious
adj. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"
Synonyms (19)
implicit, unexpressed
adj. implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn"
invisible, unseeable
adj. impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye; "the invisible man"; "invisible rays"; "an invisible hinge"; "invisible mending"
concealed
adj. hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"
bastioned, fortified
adj. secured with bastions or fortifications
battlemented
adj. protected with battlements or parapets with indentations or embrasures for shooting through
burglarproof, burglar-proof
adj. secure against burglary
moated
adj. protected by a deep wide ditch usually filled with water
safe, sheltered, unexposed
adj. protected from danger or bad weather; "a sheltered harbor"
shielded
adj. (used especially of machinery) protected by a shield to prevent injury
snug
adj. offering safety; well protected or concealed; "a snug harbor"; "a snug hideout"
stormproof, storm-proof
adj. protected against or able to withstand storms
weatherproof
adj. able to withstand exposure to weather without damage; "weatherproof electric wiring"; "a weatherproof coat"
Antonyms (4)
open, overt
adj. open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"
naked, undisguised
adj. "naked ambition"
covert
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