covert C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkoʊvɝt/ UK /ˈkʌvət/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj concealed or secret; not openly acknowledged The agents carried out a covert operation overseas. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · concealed or secret; not... secretconcealedhiddenclandestinesurreptitiousstealthyveiled ↔ Opposites overtopenpublicmanifestblatant Word family Forms covertly Derived forms covertlycovertness Related forms covercoverage Appears in Phrases (1) See all covert funding financial support whose source or existence is deliberately concealed Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Old French 'covert' ('covered, hidden'), past participle of 'covrir' ('to cover'), from Latin 'cooperire' ('to cover over'). covert Old French cooperire Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # covert **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkoʊvɝt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkʌvət/ ## Meanings 1. concealed or secret; not openly acknowledged ## Examples - The agents carried out a covert operation overseas. ## Synonyms - secret - concealed - hidden - clandestine - surreptitious - stealthy - veiled ## Antonyms - overt - open - public - manifest - blatant ## Derived Forms - covertly - covertness ## Related Forms - cover - coverage ## Roots and Affixes - Root: covert - Root: cooperire ## Etymology From Old French 'covert' ('covered, hidden'), past participle of 'covrir' ('to cover'), from Latin 'cooperire' ('to cover over'). ## AI Etymology Covert is from Old French 'covert' ('covered, hidden'), past participle of 'covrir' ('to cover'), from Latin 'cooperire' ('to cover over'). Important recorded forms include covert (Old French) and cooperire (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers concealed or secret; not openly acknowledged. The wider family includes derived forms such as covertly and covertness and related words such as cover and coverage. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown