COVERT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for COVERT?

Need another word that means the same as “covert”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “covert” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Covert” are: secret, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, stealthy, closet, backstairs, hugger-mugger, concealed, hidden, private, concealment, cover, screen, undergrowth, vegetation, shrubbery, greenery, ground cover, underwood, brushwood, brush, scrub, underscrub, plume, quill

Covert as a Noun

Definitions of "Covert" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “covert” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A flock of coots.
• A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something.
• A feather covering the base of a main flight or tail feather of a bird.
• A thicket in which game can hide.

Synonyms of "Covert" as a noun (15 Words)

brush	The act of brushing your hair. The lightest brush of his lips against her cheek.
brushwood	Undergrowth, twigs, and small branches. They built a fire of brushwood.
concealment	Something that acts as a hiding place; cover. The deliberate concealment of material facts.
cover	The protective covering on the front back and spine of a book. He pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep.
greenery	Green foliage.
ground cover	A rational motive for a belief or action.
plume	A part of an animal’s body that resembles a feather. A radioactive plume.
quill	The hollow spine of a feather. A dish of pasta quills tossed in a spicy tomato sauce.
screen	A windscreen of a motor vehicle. He is interviewed on screen.
scrub	An act of scrubbing something or someone. Don t use facial scrubs if your skin is sensitive.
shrubbery	An area in a garden planted with shrubs.
undergrowth	A dense growth of shrubs and other plants, especially under trees in woodland. They cleared a path through the undergrowth.
underscrub	Undergrowth, especially in a forest. The underscrub was wiregrass and small rushes.
underwood	Small trees and shrubs growing beneath taller timber trees. The second crop was of underwood and coppice.
vegetation	Plants considered collectively, especially those found in a particular area or habitat. Their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation.

Usage Examples of "Covert" as a noun

• The brush provided a covert for game.
• It is a good omen when a covert of coots have taken to any particular locality.

Covert as an Adjective

Definitions of "Covert" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “covert” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Not openly acknowledged or displayed.
• Being under the protection of her husband.
• (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband.
• Secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed.

Synonyms of "Covert" as an adjective (11 Words)

backstairs	Secret and sly or sordid- A.L.Guerard. Backstairs intimacies.
clandestine	Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit. She deserved better than these clandestine meetings.
closet	Secret; covert. A closet smoker.
concealed	Kept secret; hidden. A concealed compartment in his briefcase.
furtive	Secret and sly or sordid. Furtive behavior.
hidden	Kept out of sight; concealed. Concealed or hidden damage.
hugger-mugger	Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods.
private	Concerning things deeply private and personal. Can we go somewhere a little more private.
secret	Of information given in confidence or in secret. The resupply effort was probably kept secret from Congress.
stealthy	Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed. Stealthy footsteps.
surreptitious	Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods. Surreptitious mobilization of troops.

Usage Examples of "Covert" as an adjective

• Covert operations against the dictatorship.
• Covert actions by the CIA.
• A woman covert.
• Covert funding for the rebels.

Associations of "Covert" (30 Words)

artful	Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness- David Cannadine. An artful choice of metaphors.
clandestine	Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods. Clandestine intelligence operations.
concealed	Not accessible to view. A concealed weapon.
concealment	The action of hiding something or preventing it from being known. The deliberate concealment of material facts.
crafty	Involving the making of decorative objects and other things by hand. They are looking for crafty people to join the group to make ornaments.
den	A wild mammal s hidden home a lair. An opium den.
disguised	Concealed or obscured; made unrecognizable. Are all of your novels disguised autobiography.
esoteric	Confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle. A compilation of esoteric philosophical theories.
esoterica	Secrets known only to an initiated minority. A professor of such esoterica as angelology and comparative shamanism.
espionage	The systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets. The camouflage and secrecy of espionage.
furtive	Suggestive of guilty nervousness. He stole a furtive glance at her.
hidden	Designed to elude detection. Concealed or hidden damage.
infiltrate	(of a liquid) permeate (something) by filtration. Lignocaine was infiltrated into the wound.
infiltration	The spread of a tumour, cells, etc. into a tissue or organ. This mosaic was in danger of being lost because of the infiltration of rainwater.
lair	The habitation of wild animals. Their ashes now lie buried in a lair in the Glasgow necropolis.
operative	Relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine. The transmitter is operative.
secrecy	The action of keeping something secret or the state of being kept secret. The bidding is conducted in secrecy.
secret	Given in confidence or in secret. Secret or private thoughts.
secretive	(of a person or an organization) inclined to conceal feelings and intentions or not to disclose information. Secretive deals.
sly	Showing in an insinuating way that one has some secret knowledge that may be harmful or embarrassing. He gave a sly grin.
sneak	Someone who prowls or sneaks about usually with unlawful intentions. A sneak preview.
spy	A secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors. He could spy a figure in the distance.
stealthy	Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed. Stealthy footsteps.
subterranean	Lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)- Bertrand Russell. The subterranean world of the behind the scenes television power brokers.
surreptitious	Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed. Surreptitious mobilization of troops.
ulterior	Beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote- G.B.Shaw. A suggestion ulterior to the present discussion.
undercover	Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods. He worked undercover in Northern Ireland.
underground	A member of an underground political group or movement. In Paris the subway system is called the metro and in London it is called the tube or the underground.
unopened	Not yet opened or unsealed. Unopened mail.
wily	Marked by skill in deception. His wily opponents.