Black and Covert

Black

Black adjective - (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading.
Usage example: black propaganda

Covert and black are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Covert" instead an adjective "Black".

Covert

Covert adjective - Secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed.
Usage example: covert actions by the CIA

Black and covert are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Black" instead an adjective "Covert".

Nearby Words: covertly, coverture

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Black Helicopter Manderly: If black helicopters were really being used for 'covert operations,' then those responsible are doing a poor job of it.
  • Covert 81 features a fictional black ops section of the KGB called Chameleonnote The word is almost identical in Russian and English, except in Russian it's Khameleon.
  • Literature / The Case Files of Yakushiji Ryoko The Tokyo Metropolitan Police has a covert division of its own based in the building that does black ops.
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