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undercover
un·der·cov·er U0049400 (ŭn′dər-kŭv′ər)adj.1. Conducted in secret or through the use of subterfuge, as in a police investigation or in spying: an undercover investigation.2. Engaged or employed in undercover activity: undercover FBI agents.undercover (ˌʌndəˈkʌvə) adjdone or acting in secret: undercover operations. un•der•cov•er (ˌʌn dərˈkʌv ər, ˈʌn dərˌkʌv-) adj. 1. clandestine or secret. 2. engaged in securing confidential information. [1850–55] ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | undercover - conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, underground, hole-and-corner, hugger-muggercovert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels" |
undercoveradjective secret, covert, clandestine, private, hidden, intelligence, underground, spy, concealed, confidential, hush-hush (informal), surreptitious an undercover operation designed to catch drug smugglers open, plain, visible, manifest, overt, unconcealedundercoveradjectiveExisting or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentiality:clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, covert, huggermugger, secret, sub rosa.Informal: hush-hush.Idiom: under wraps.Translationsundercover (ˈandəˈkavə) adjective working or done in secret. He is an undercover agent for the Americans. 臥底的 秘密的,卧底的 AcronymsSeeUCundercover
Synonyms for undercoveradj secretSynonyms- secret
- covert
- clandestine
- private
- hidden
- intelligence
- underground
- spy
- concealed
- confidential
- hush-hush
- surreptitious
Antonyms- open
- plain
- visible
- manifest
- overt
- unconcealed
Synonyms for undercoveradj existing or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentialitySynonyms- clandestine
- cloak-and-dagger
- covert
- huggermugger
- secret
- sub rosa
- hush-hush
Synonyms for undercoveradj conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methodsSynonyms- clandestine
- cloak-and-dagger
- hush-hush
- secret
- surreptitious
- underground
- hole-and-corner
- hugger-mugger
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