Under cover Synonyms, Under cover Antonyms

Antonyms for under cover

ulterior

adjective. secret; pertaining to a hidden goal

Word Origin & History

mid-12c., from Old French covrir (12c., Modern French couvrir) "to cover, protect, conceal, dissemble," from Late Latin coperire, from Latin cooperire "to cover over, overwhelm, bury," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + operire "to close, cover" (see weir). Related: Covered; covering. Military sense is from 1680s; newspaper sense first recorded 1893; use in football dates from 1907. Betting sense is 1857. OF horses, as a euphemism for "copulate" it dates from 1530s. Covered wagon attested from 1745.

Example Sentences forunder cover

I passed off the letter as his wife's, to the Vernons, and when I write to him it must be under cover to you.

Heman stole one glance at her, under cover of the saluting voices.

Under cover of the music her voice was inaudible to any one else.

Engle is in there, and O'Connor and a lot more that have been under cover.

Next morning, under cover of a thick fog, we besieged the city.

After this it was resolved that they must again separate their quarters and get under cover in the villages.

Under cover of the night we recrossed the Rappahannock in safety.

And under cover of this confusion we would try and release Snap.

The other passengers were under cover, and the decks seemed to be deserted.

Under cover of his uncle's arrival Reuben escaped into the church.

under cover

inside

obscured

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