Synonyms for covertly
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1. covertlyadverb

   in a covert manner

   "he did it covertly"

   Antonyms:
   overtly

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1. List of paraphrases for "covertly":

   secretly, secretely

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1. Rod Rosenstein:

   Foreign governments should not be secret participants, covertly spreading propaganda and fanning the flames of division.

2. Ayad Allawi:

   I can’t see ISIS disappearing into thin air, they will remain covertly in sleeping cells, spreading their venom all over the world.

3. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi:

   My government will not allow any religious group, belonging to the majority or the minority, to incite hatred against others, overtly or covertly.

4. Robert Menendez:

   You can be certain the mullahs (Iran's leaders) are not going to call us in Washington when they decide to breach the agreement. They're going to sneak out, covertly, gradually over time, when they think we're not looking.

5. Joy Buolamwini:

   There needs to be a choice, right now, whats happening is these technologies are being deployed widely without oversight, oftentimes covertly, so that by the time we wake up, its almost too late.