undercover
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6.3
- adjective
- /ˌʌndərˈkʌvər/
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encubierto
- He has been involved in an undercover operation to expose illegal activities in the neighborhood.
- an undercover agent
- an undercover officer
- working undercover
Hi, I'm Jim Gaffigan, and I'm going undercover on the Internet.
- Hi, I'm Jim Gaffigan, and I'm going undercover on the Internet.
- This is Samuel L Jackson, and I'm going undercover on the Internet.
- And today I'm going undercover on the Internet.
- I'm deep undercover, very too deep if you ask me.
- A there was this undercover sting of this organization called ACORN.
- My client was seen by undercover operatives go inside the house.
- Undercover CIA or undercover FSB, undercover anything you probably do.
- I'm actually an ATF undercover shooting dog.
- Then CID undercover police comes thrashing past us.
- So you've released two books, you went undercover, some darks topics you went worked on.
- So when you're, you have to be willing to work a lot, your undercover job is a real job.
- They are like, kind of undercover witches.
Examples
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And you are on hidden camera speaking to our undercover journalist.
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The 2006 FBI investigation revealed that Bryant told the following to an undercover informant:
Academic text (2017) -
Link has been undercover this whole time.
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This guy's been undercover for the last eight months.
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I remember your undercover work.
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You know, I once knew this undercover guy who cared so much for his source...
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My client was seen by undercover operatives go inside the house.
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How do you know he's not an undercover cop?
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Except for the undercover agent that intercepted you.
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She's going in undercover as a substitute kindergarten teacher.
Synonyms
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2.0
Hidden so other people do not know about it
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5.7
Hidden and done secretly to avoid being found by authorities
117
6.8
Done secretly to avoid being seen or known
40
8.2
Kept secret because it is illegal or not allowed
19
6.3
Acting quietly and secretly to avoid being noticed
13
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
6
4.2
Hidden so people do not know the true identity or purpose
5
8.9
Being secret and mysterious like spy stories
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7.4
Hiding who you are so people do not recognize you
Antonyms
Compounds
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4.1
A person who works secretly for the police to gather information while hiding who they are
10
5.0
Secret work by police or agents who hide their identity to gather evidence
How Secret
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Undercover comes from the idea of being under ('below') a cover ('something that hides'), like hiding under a blanket or coat. So it means working in secret to collect information or do investigations without being seen.