Known and Undercover

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Known adjective - Apprehended with certainty.

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Undercover is an antonym for known.

Nearby Words: know, knowing

Undercover adjective - Undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others.

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Known is an antonym for undercover in secret topic.

Overt Operative: Quite often the team goes by their well known names instead of an alias, even when they're supposed to be undercover.

Source: Series / The A-Team
It's a well-known fact that Superman's pal Jimmy Olsen makes a disturbingly attractive woman when he dresses in drag to go undercover.

Source: Black Like Me
US trucking companies that have policies against their truckers letting anyone into their cabs (especially prostitutes) have been known to hire undercover "lot lizards".

Source: Dirty Harriet

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