un·der·cov·er
ˌən-dər-ˈkə-vər 
: acting or executed in secret
specifically
: employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation
an undercover agent
undercover
adverb
Examples of undercover in a Sentence
Adjective
an undercover operation to infiltrate the terrorist organization
for months she's been an undercover agent pretending to be a drug dealer
Noun
within the city was a well-organized fifth column, and these undercovers would make themselves known as soon as the invading forces breached the city limits
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Chantelle Lee, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
In the departure hall is Oshri Avata, 25, traveling to the Eastern European country of Georgia after multiple tours of duty in Gaza and Lebanon serving in an elite undercover unit.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Season 2 of the hit Paramount+ series will continue following Martian (Michael Fassbender), a CIA agent living undercover in his own life.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The Texas Attorney General’s Office said in its press release that its undercover probes would build on the President’s Executive Order.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
In the departure hall is Oshri Avata, 25, traveling to the Eastern European country of Georgia after multiple tours of duty in Gaza and Lebanon serving in an elite undercover unit.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
Four other agents accompanied me, all also operating undercover.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Season 2 of the hit Paramount+ series will continue following Martian (Michael Fassbender), a CIA agent living undercover in his own life.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for undercover
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“Undercover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undercover. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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