Acknowledged
Acknowledged adjective - Recognized or made known or admitted.
Undercover is an antonym for acknowledged.
Undercover
Undercover adjective - Undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others.
Usage example: an undercover operation to infiltrate the terrorist organization
Acknowledged is an antonym for undercover.
Both words in one sentence
- Fanservice aspects, whereas in Captain America: The Winter Soldier she was acknowledged as attractive but nobody made a big deal out of it, and she was able to go undercover without attracting too much attention because of her looks.
Source: Sliding Scale of Beauty -
Apparently the upper-class English accent is actually a Sith Empire accent as of Star Wars: The Old Republic, acknowledged to such an extent that an undercover Imperial Agent is told early on to 'drop the accent' in the duration of his/her mission.
Source: Evil Brit
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