under cover

ADJECTIVE

obscured

Synonyms

STRONG

buried concealed cover guarded hidden implied obscure shrouded unsaid

WEAK

ambiguous covert cryptic dark enigmatic equivocal personal privy remote secondary selfish under wraps undisclosed undivulged unexpressed

Antonyms

STRONG

bare clear exposed expressed obvious open stated uncovered

ADJECTIVE

ulterior

Synonyms

WEAK

ambiguous buried concealed covert cryptic dark enigmatic equivocal guarded hidden implied obscure obscured personal privy remote secondary selfish shrouded under wraps undisclosed undivulged unexpressed unsaid

Antonyms

WEAK

expressed known overt public

ADVERB

clandestinely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confidentially covertly stealthily surreptitiously

WEAK

by stealth sub-rosa unobserved

Antonyms

STRONGEST

openly publicly

ADVERB

inside

Synonyms

STRONGEST

indoors

WEAK

under a roof within doors within walls

Antonyms

WEAK

exterior outside

Example Sentences

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Border guards warned crossings were increasing, with many attempting to slip across a nearby river under cover of darkness.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

But she arrived "under cover of darkness" and was said to be none the worse for her journey.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

But these elephants are no dopes: One of Ms. Argo’s coups is capturing a very well-organized raid—quietly executed, under cover of darkness—by a parade of males into a tomato plantation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

As the sun went down and a phone notification warned of more rain, the women, donning elf aprons and Santa hats, scrambled to move the boxes under cover.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

Lee said, “We can withdraw under cover of the weather. If we can reach the river, there will be no more danger.”

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

under cover

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