covertly
17
6.9
- adverb
- /koʊˈvɜrtli/
:
en secreto
- Tino, a local Miami hitman, is covertly watching Ben and Vitti on the beach.
- covertly resist
- covertly support
I even took the time to covertly find and confirm which ring she would love the most.
- I even took the time to covertly find and confirm which ring she would love the most.
- And that's so much of funding was being given either openly or or, you know, covertly by defense departments and things like that.
- Bev Humphrey and I went covertly under undercover.
- My issue is do not covertly enter into a nursing home staff with a hidden agenda.
Examples
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We perched on miniature chairs, covertly sizing each other up while waiting for the school principal.
Fiction book (2002) -
They planned to covertly gather information without anyone noticing.
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This role, he says, was taught covertly by ancient writers.
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I even took the time to covertly find and confirm which ring she would love the most.
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The babies were supposed to be delivered covertly.
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Everything you are seeing was filmed covertly and illegally in 2014.
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It means we can operate them covertly on the streets.
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When my father realized how the Anomaleum was going to be used, he covertly transferred the designs to me.
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The man turns, and we see that it is the Cable Guy covertly watching Steven's humiliation.
Fiction book (1996) -
Hearing of the stela's discovery, Sako covertly procured a copy of the rubbings to take back to Japan.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
261
1.4
In a way that other people do not know
243
6.3
Working secretly to get information about people and groups
174
3.2
In a way not shared with other people
153
5.7
Hidden and done secretly to avoid being found by authorities
56
2.5
In a way other people do not know
40
9.9
In secret so other people do not know
18
4.3
In a secret way without someone knowing, often to hurt them
17
8.3
To do something secretly to avoid being noticed
10
4.4
In a private way so no one else knows
9
7.8
In a secret way so other people do not know
9
7.5
Done secretly to hide payments and avoid the law
8
5.7
In a quiet, secret way to avoid being seen
5
6.8
In a way that tries not to be seen or heard
4
8.0
In a secret way to avoid being seen or found
2
4.9
In a secret way so other people do not notice
1
6.1
In a quiet way that hides what you do or think
Happening secretly to keep it private
To act in a secret way so people do not notice you
Antonyms
How Secret
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Covertly comes from the same root as cover and originally meant 'covered' or 'hidden', like something tucked under a blanket. So to act covertly is to do something 'secretly' or out of sight.