Meaning & use
undercover
Last updated
Working or carried out secretly, especially in order to gather information or investigate crime.
See it in a sentence
The undercover officer infiltrated the smuggling ring for months.
She wrote an undercover report on conditions inside the factory.
A note on using this word
Can also function as an adverb, as in 'working undercover.'
Words with a similar meaning
secretcovert
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “undercover”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.