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Undercover vs Confidential - What's the difference?

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Undercover is a related term of confidential.


As adjectives the difference between undercover and confidential

is that undercover is performed or happening in secret while confidential is (meant to be) kept secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly.

As a noun undercover

is a person who works.

undercover

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Performed or happening in secret.
  • Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation.
  • Synonyms

    * clandestine * See also

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who works .
  • confidential

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (meant to be) kept secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
  • The newspaper claims a leaked confidential report by the government admits to problems with corrupt MPs.
  • (dated) Inclined to share confidences.
  • Sitting in front of the fire, they became quite confidential , and began to gossip.

    Synonyms

    * dern

    Derived terms

    * confide