Meaning & use
incognito
With one's true identity concealed, using a false name or disguise to avoid recognition.
See it in a sentence
The celebrity traveled incognito, wearing sunglasses and a plain baseball cap.
He checked into the hotel incognito to avoid the waiting reporters.
A note on using this word
Incognito can also function as an adjective, as in 'an incognito visit', describing the disguised state itself.
Words with a similar meaning
disguisedunder an assumed name
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Words with an opposite meaning
openly
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