covertness

noun

Definition of covertnessnext
as in concealment

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  1. concealment
  2. stealth
  3. subterfuge
  4. reticence
Noun
  • His attorney, Erias Lukwago, was taken from his house and later charged with an offense related to the concealment of treason.
    — Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • In Ukraine and beyond, drones have already changed the relationship between concealment and exposure.
    — Bill Edwards, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of concealment
Noun
  • More unusual is the way PamStealer combines them to gain stealth.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • Its design emphasized survivability, acoustic stealth, and sustained operations in deep-ocean environments where Soviet submarines were expected to operate.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026
Definition of stealth
Noun
  • The majority sees this as subterfuge.
    — Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
  • The Blacks’ defeat would be certain if not for dragons and subterfuge.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026
Definition of subterfuge
Noun
  • But, in general, the subject elicited private reticence and public omertà.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • The reticence about the number of robots is kind of part of the story.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of reticence
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“Covertness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covertness. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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