Synonyms for covert

Noun

1. covert, flock

usage: a flock of coots

2. screen, cover, covert, concealment, covering

usage: a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness"

Adjective

1. covert (vs. overt), backstair, backstairs, furtive, black, clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(prenominal), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet(predicate), secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground, closet(prenominal), secret, collusive, conniving, cloaked, disguised, masked, secret, sub-rosa, under-the-table, behind-the-scenes, subterranean, subterraneous, ulterior, under wraps(predicate), undisclosed, unrevealed, implicit#1, inexplicit, invisible#1, unseeable, concealed

usage: secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"

2. covert, protected (vs. unprotected), secure

usage: of a wife; under the protection of her husband