undercover
adjective [before noun] /ˌʌn.dəˈkʌv.ər/
/-dɚˈkʌv.ɚ/ Definition
› working secretly using a false appearance in order to get information for the police or government: an undercover police operation an undercover detectiveHiding and disguisingThe police generally undercover adverb › He was working undercover at the time, almost certainly for the British Secret Service.Hiding and disguisingThe police generally
(Definition of undercover adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be holed up idiom
- camouflage noun
- cloak verb
- conceal verb
- concealment noun
- cover/hide a multitude of sins idiom
- fig leaf noun (FALSE)
- go/be run to ground idiom
- hiding noun (PLACE)
- hit the deck idiom
- hole up (somewhere) phrasal verb
- illusion noun
- patina noun
- prowl noun
- secrete verb (HIDE)
- shroud noun (HIDE)
- shroud verb
- shut sth out phrasal verb
- sidle verb
- skulk verb
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Hiding and disguising
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