covert
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6.8
- adjective
- /ˈkoʊvɜrt/
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encubierto
- Sharon was posted in Iraq as part of our covert operations during the Gulf War.
- covert action
- covert and overt
- covert operation
Can a person be both a covert and grandiose narcissist?
- Can a person be both a covert and grandiose narcissist?
- That is more of the covert narcissistic pattern.
- But for a second, Steve, you mentioned covert hypnotic techniques.
- Wars are fought with covert action and with plausible deniability.
- Well, when you're through, you still have a covert narcissist.
- Well, first and foremost, they'd apply for to do covert surveillance on you, right.
- And it it only comes out in sort of covert ways.
- Now the the behaviorists call it covert behavior.
- Now the the behaviourists call it covert behaviour.
- That is the deal with foreign covert warfare.
- There are covert and overt contracts.
- And then I deployed out to the Middle East and did some covert stuff against ISIS.
- How real is the threat of covert influence?
- But the other kind, covert racism, that's the kind we have to watch out for.
- So CIA has overt, OVERT, overt officers and covert, COVERT covert officers.
- Things were obvious, but now it's getting covert.
- And this third option is about covert action and and it's about assassination.
- But but at that point there was no authorized CIA covert action to do it.
- All the other things you mentioned are instances of covert, surreptitious corruption and grift.
- We say grandiose avert covert, fragile narcissist.
Examples
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Due to the nature of his work, he often executed covert operations that required high levels of secrecy.
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One of them being Magic, the organization that runs covert projects.
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Was the compound involved in covert operations?
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He is an expert in covert operations.
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And Operation Big Shanty was a covert mission to infiltrate and capture that fort without the need of a large force.
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The undercover agent conducted covert surveillance to gather intelligence without being detected.
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The organization launched a covert campaign to influence public opinion without revealing its involvement.
Synonyms
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2.0
Hidden so other people do not know about it
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6.3
Working secretly to get information about people and groups
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5.3
Not shared with others because it should be secret
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5.7
Hidden and done secretly to avoid being found by authorities
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1.1
A thing that is not easily seen or found
40
8.2
Kept secret because it is illegal or not allowed
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5.8
Kept secret and not told to other people
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6.0
Most people do not know about it
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6.2
Partly hidden or not said clearly
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5.8
Hiding true feelings or intentions so others do not know
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7.5
People keep it secret from most others to avoid being noticed
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8.5
Done secretly because people would disapprove
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4.2
Hidden so people do not know the true identity or purpose
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3.7
Hidden so people cannot see it
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8.9
Being secret and mysterious like spy stories
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7.5
People in power keep it secret to hide a problem
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7.2
Kept secret from the public, often about meetings or plans
Being hidden and not openly shown, like secret feelings or plans
A secret way of doing things to hide small dishonest acts
Antonyms
Compounds
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5.8
A secret operation by soldiers or spies to gather information and carry out dangerous tasks
How Secret
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Covert comes from an old French word covert meaning 'covered' and is the same root as the common English word cover. So, think of something that is covered and out of sight — that is why covert means secret or hidden.