Undercover (Adjective)
Meaning
Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The journalist went undercover to gather evidence of the company's corrupt practices.
- The undercover operation was carried out to catch those selling counterfeit goods on the black market.
- The police department launched an undercover investigation into the string of burglaries in the neighborhood.
- Working as an undercover agent, she infiltrated the organization and gathered crucial intel.
- The charity organization's director was accused of using undercover tactics to solicit donations from unsuspecting donors.