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incog

incog

1 9.9
Wearing a disguise so other people do not recognize you
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈkɒɡ/
  • Informal
: incógnito
  • Sometimes celebrities dine out incog to enjoy a quiet meal.

Examples

  • The actor went incog at the party to avoid being recognized by fans.

  • She traveled incog so that no one would notice her in the city.

  • He arrived incog to avoid being recognized.

  • She prefers to travel incog when visiting new places.

  • The actor went incog at the party to avoid being recognized by fans.

  • Sometimes celebrities dine out incog to enjoy a quiet meal.

  • She traveled incog so that no one would notice her in the city.

Synonyms

undercover
vsincog
374 6.3

Working secretly to get information about people and groups

is about hiding identity personally rather than working to collect information
in secret
vsincog
68 2.5

In a way other people do not know

emphasizes hiding identity rather than only general concealment
in disguise
vsincog
43 3.4

Wearing clothes or a costume to hide who you really are

can be secret without using visible costume to hide identity
incognito
vsincog
15 7.4

Hiding who you are so people do not recognize you

focuses on secret or hidden manner rather than only hiding identity

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Not closed so people or things can go through

2 4.2

Shown to the public after being kept secret

How Hidden

undercover
374 6.3
covert
129 6.8
incog
  • Informal
1 9.9
secretive
75 4.9
discreet
106 5.8
open
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

incog positive

Etymology

Incog comes from the longer word incognito, which is made of in- 'not' and cogn- 'to know'. So to go incog is to be 'not known' — in disguise or hidden.