Antonyms for undercover


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-der-kuhv-er, uhn-der-kuhv-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn dərˈkʌv ər, ˈʌn dərˌkʌv-


Definition of undercover

Origin :
  • 1854, "sheltered," from under + cover (n.). Sense of "operating secretly" attested from 1920.
  • adj secret, spy
Example sentences :
  • Lots of things that went on undercover come out in the open.
  • Extract from : « Thy Rocks and Rills » by Robert Ernest Gilbert
  • Of course there were undercover agents on Zarathustra, hundreds of them.
  • Extract from : « Little Fuzzy » by Henry Beam Piper
  • Well, it's a combination of vice, narcotics, and undercover work.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • The Foundation has to maintain its undercover status if it is going to accomplish anything.
  • Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
  • At the same time rapid movement made considerable noise in the undercover.
  • Extract from : « The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3 » by Rollin H. Baker
  • Bradley, realizing that the clever little Hindu boy would be of great value in his undercover work, had hired him.
  • Extract from : « The Caves of Fear » by John Blaine
  • The Federation's undercover boys have been scanning the Devagas worlds and Tranest very closely of late, naturally.
  • Extract from : « Legacy » by James H Schmitz
  • He realized almost at once that such an unknown, undercover echelon would be a must.
  • Extract from : « Man of Many Minds » by E. Everett Evans
  • We're fighting a battle against an unscrupulous enemy, an undercover battle, Steve.
  • Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
  • Somebody was going to distinguish himself by catching Hoddan, and undercover politics worked to decide who it should be.
  • Extract from : « The Pirates of Ersatz » by Murray Leinster

Synonyms for undercover

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