Synonyms for under cover

Grammar : Adj, adv

Spell : kuhv-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌv ər

Top 10 synonyms for under cover

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Définition of under cover

Origin : mid-12c., from Old French covrir (12c., Modern French couvrir) "to cover, protect, conceal, dissemble," from Late Latin coperire, from Latin cooperire "to cover over, overwhelm, bury," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + operire "to close, cover" (see weir). Related: Covered; covering. Military sense is from 1680s; newspaper sense first recorded 1893; use in football dates from 1907. Betting sense is 1857. OF horses, as a euphemism for "copulate" it dates from 1530s. Covered wagon attested from 1745.

As in secret : adj hidden, unrevealed
As in secretive : adj uncommunicative
As in stealthy : adj quiet and secretive
As in surreptitious : adj sneaky, secret
As in ulterior : adj secret; pertaining to a hidden goal
As in undercover : adj secret, spy
As in underground : adj secret, subversive
As in underhand : adj deceitful
As in veiled : adj disguised
As in cloak-and-dagger : adj full of secrecy
As in lubricious : adj underhand
As in clandestine : adj secret, sly
As in obscured : adj ulterior
As in sneaking : adj stealthy
As in subterrestrial : adj underground
As in covert : adj clandestine, underhanded
As in disguised : adj unrecognizable
As in furtive : adj sneaky, secretive
As in hidden : adj unseen, secret
As in hush-hush : adj secret
As in inside : adv within
As in clandestinely : adv secretly
As in covertly : adv clandestine, underhandedly

Example sentences :

I passed off the letter as his wife's, to the Vernons, and when I write to him it must be under cover to you.
Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen

Heman stole one glance at her, under cover of the saluting voices.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

Under cover of the music her voice was inaudible to any one else.
Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

Engle is in there, and O'Connor and a lot more that have been under cover.
Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan

Next morning, under cover of a thick fog, we besieged the city.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

After this it was resolved that they must again separate their quarters and get under cover in the villages.
Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon

Under cover of the night we recrossed the Rappahannock in safety.
Extract from : « Three Years in the Federal Cavalry » by Willard Glazier

And under cover of this confusion we would try and release Snap.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various

The other passengers were under cover, and the decks seemed to be deserted.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various

Under cover of his uncle's arrival Reuben escaped into the church.
Extract from : « Aunt Rachel » by David Christie Murray

Antonyms for under cover

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