covert
Done secretly, so that other people do not notice.
covert in a sentence
- The spies planned a covert mission behind enemy lines.
- We made a covert trip to the kitchen for a midnight snack.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to covert?
- Aopen
- Bsecret
- Covert
- Dpublic
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B: secret. The other three mean the opposite of covert.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to covert?
- Asecret
- Bopen
- Chidden
- Dundercover
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B: open. The other three mean nearly the same as covert.
Words that mean something similar
secret, hidden, undercover
Words that mean the opposite
open, overt, public
More words about behaviour & manners
- curb: To control or hold back something so that it does not get out of hand.
- custom: A way of doing something that people have followed for a long time.
- deceit: The act of tricking someone by lying or hiding the truth.
- deceive: To trick someone into believing something that is not true.
- decline: To politely say no to something you have been offered.
- dedicate: To give your time and effort to something because it matters to you.
- defiant: Refusing to do what you are told.
- deliberate: Done on purpose, not by accident.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test