Reticent
Reticent adjective - Given to keeping one's activities hidden from public observation or knowledge.
Usage example: the panel decided to investigate the fraud charges against the company, which has always been reticent about its internal operations
Undercover and reticent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Undercover" instead an adjective "Reticent".
Nearby Words: reticence, reticently
Undercover
Undercover adjective - Undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others.
Reticent and undercover are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reticent" instead an adjective "Undercover".
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Undercover and Reticent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/reticent/undercover
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