Covert vs. Overt

By Jaxson

  • Covert (adjective)

    Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.

  • Covert (adjective)

    Secret, surreptitious, concealed.

  • Covert (noun)

    A covering.

  • Covert (noun)

    A disguise.

  • Covert (noun)

    A hiding place.

  • Covert (noun)

    Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.

  • Covert (noun)

    A flight feathers.

  • Overt (adjective)

    Open and not concealed or secret.

    “manifest|open|patent|plain|unconcealed”

    “covert|hidden|nonovert|Thesaurus:covert”

Wiktionary
  • Covert (adjective)

    not openly acknowledged or displayed

    “covert operations against the dictatorship”

  • Covert (noun)

    a thicket in which game can hide.

  • Covert (noun)

    a feather covering the base of a main flight or tail feather of a bird.

  • Covert (noun)

    a flock of coots

    “it is a good omen when a covert of coots have taken to any particular locality”

  • Overt (adjective)

    done or shown openly; plainly apparent

    “in untreated cases, overt psychosis may occur”

    “an overt act of aggression”

Oxford Dictionary

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