Antonyms for covert
ˈkoʊ vərt, ˈkʌv ərt; ˈkʌv ərt, ˈkoʊ vərt; ˈkʌv ərt; oʊˈvɜrt, ˈoʊ vərt; ˈkoʊ vərtcovert

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1. covertadjective

   Antonyms:
   overt

   Synonyms:
   feme covert

2. covertadjective

   Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.

   Antonyms:
   overt

   Synonyms:
   feme covert

3. covertadjective

   Secret, surreptitious, concealed.

   Synonyms:
   feme covert

   Antonyms:
   overt

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. covert

   Antonyms:
   apparent, clear, conspicuous, discernible, distinct, evident, glaring, indubitable, manifest, obvious, open, overt, palpable, patent, perceptible, plain, tangible, transparent, unmistakable, visible

   Synonyms:
   concealed, dark, hidden, impalpable, impenetrable, imperceptible, invisible, latent, obscure, occult, secret, undiscovered, unimagined, unknown, unseen, unthought-of

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1. covertnoun

   a flock of coots

   Antonyms:
   raw, bald, naked, barefaced, visible, open, undisguised, unprotected, overt

   Synonyms:
   concealment, screen, cover

2. screen, cover, covert, concealmentadjective

   a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

   "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"

   Antonyms:
   bald, visible, undisguised, unprotected, raw, barefaced, overt, naked, open

   Synonyms:
   masking, blanket, screen, covering, silver screen, blind, projection screen, back, screen door, covering fire, hiding, screenland, natural covering, cover song, privateness, sieve, concealing, concealment, cover version, top, cover, privacy, filmdom, binding, cover charge, secrecy, screening, book binding

3. covertadjective

   secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed

   "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"

   Antonyms:
   unprotected, raw, barefaced, bald, undisguised, overt, naked, open, visible

4. covertadjective

   (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband

   "a woman covert"

   Antonyms:
   visible, bald, open, unprotected, overt, raw, barefaced, undisguised, naked

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1. covertadjective

   Synonyms:
   secret, hidden, disguised, clandestine, stealthy

2. covertnoun

   Synonyms:
   shelter, refuge, retreat, underwood, jungle, thicket

How to use covert in a sentence?

1. James Clapper:

   This sort of thing lends itself to covert action on the part of The US government, and I trust and hope that we are doing something along those lines.

2. Narayana Kocherlakota:

   We ended up with stagflation, back then, the president was using covert means to influence The Fed. Here we have a president overtly complaining about his appointee.

3. Michael Makovsky:

   We dont actually know precisely how long Iran would need to turn this into a testable nuclear weapon one of the JCPOAs key flaws was allowing Iran to keep inspectors in the dark about the true extent of covert bomb design under Fakhrizadeh.

4. Peter Neffenger:

   My highest priority is to ensure solutions to the recent covert testing failures.

5. State John Kerry on Tuesday:

   Closing the (Possible Military Dimensions) agenda item will in no way preclude the IAEA from investigating if there is reason to believe Iran is pursuing any covert nuclear activities in the future, as it had in the past, today’s resolution makes clear that the IAEA’s Board of Governors will be watching closely to verify that Iran fully implements its commitments under the JCPOA.

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