Meaning & use

incognito

adverb·Advanced

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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