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incognito

incognito

5 7.4
Hiding who you are so people do not recognize you
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈkɪɡnɪtoʊ/
translation icon : incógnito
  • To avoid being recognized, she wore sunglasses and a disguise to travel incognito.
  • stay incognito
  • try to stay incognito
  • go incognito

You do everything, and going Incognito isn't going to do anything to stop them.

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Examples

Synonyms

secretly
vsincognito
261 1.4

In a way that other people do not know

points to concealing who you are specifically, not only secret behaviour
in secret
vsincognito
56 2.5

In a way other people do not know

focuses on secrecy of action rather than specifically hiding identity
anonymously
vsincognito
52 4.6

Without saying who you are

means hiding who you are broadly rather than merely omitting a name
in hiding
vsincognito
45 5.3

A secret place where someone stays to avoid being found by police or enemies

implies avoiding being found, unlike hiding identity while acting in public
in disguise
vsincognito
33 3.4

Wearing clothes or a costume to hide who you really are

covers hiding who someone is by any method, not only changing looks
surreptitiously
vsincognito
17 8.3

To do something secretly to avoid being noticed

focuses on hiding who someone is rather than only avoiding notice
on the sly
vsincognito
  • Informal
9 7.8

In a secret way so other people do not know

suggests hiding identity more directly, not merely sneaky or secret action
clandestinely
vsincognito
  • Formal
4 8.0

In a secret way to avoid being seen or found

covers hiding identity generally, not only secret organized or delicate actions
pseudonymously
vsincognito
1 9.4

Using a false name instead of your real name

refers to hiding identity in other ways, not only by using a different name
incog
vsincognito
  • Informal
9.9

Wearing a disguise so other people do not recognize you

hides identity by any means rather than only by physical disguise

Antonyms

Shown to be a particular person or thing

How Hidden

undercover
243 6.3
clandestine
  • Formal
40 8.2
incognito
5 7.4
disguised
6 4.2
open
1.0

Surface Forms

incognito positive

Morphology

incognito = in + cognito

The prefix 'in-' (not) is recognizable, but 'cognito' is a borrowed combining form not a standalone English word, so learners cannot fully derive the meaning from the components.

Etymology

Incognito comes from Latin parts in- meaning 'not' and cognitus meaning 'known', and it shares the same root as English know and recognize. So to be incognito is to be 'not known' by others, which is why someone might hide their identity.