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uncovered

Syllables: un·cov·eredUK/ʌnˈkʌvəd//ʌnˈkʌvɚd/

uncovered is the simple past and past participle of uncover.

Adjective

uncovered (comparative more uncovered, superlative most uncovered)

  1. Not covered or protected from the weather, etc.
  2. Lacking insurance or security.
  3. Bareheaded.

Meaning of uncover

Verb

uncover (third-person singular simple present uncovers, present participle uncovering, simple past and past participle uncovered)

  1. To remove a cover from.
    • The model railway was uncovered.
  2. To reveal the identity of.
    • The murderer has finally been uncovered.
  3. To show openly; to disclose; to reveal.
    • To uncover his perjury to the oath of his coronation.1649, J[ohn] Milton, ΕΙΚΟΝΟΚΛΆΣΤΗΣ [Eikonoklástēs] […], London: […] Matthew Simmons, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    expose
  4. (intransitive, reflexive) To remove one's hat or cap as a mark of respect.
    • Alfred, surprised to meet his father, whom he thought absent from home, […] stood, holding his firelock in one hand, and his hat in the other, having uncovered himself as soon as he perceived his father.1824, Town and Country Tales, page 115
    Synonyms:
    doff
  5. (intransitive, reflexive) To expose the genitalia.
    • The phallus had power to subdue the attacks of demons and the Evil Eye; and the female organs were potent over elemental disturbances, thus a woman uncovering herself could quell a storm.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 159
  6. (transitive) To expose (lines of formation of troops) successively by the wheeling to right or left of the lines in front.

Synonyms of uncovered

Forms of uncovered

comparativemore uncovered
superlativemost uncovered

Origin of uncovered

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From un- + covered.

Words formed from uncovered

Questions about uncovered

What does uncovered mean?
Uncovered means not covered or protected from the weather, etc.
What is uncovered the simple past and past participle of?
Uncovered is the simple past and past participle of uncover.
What part of speech is uncovered?
Uncovered is an adjective.
How do you pronounce uncovered?
Uncovered is pronounced /ʌnˈkʌvɚd/ (US).

Words near uncovered in the dictionary

  1. uncouthness
  2. uncouthnesses
  3. uncovenanted
  4. uncover
  5. uncoverable
  6. uncovered
  7. uncoveredness
  8. uncoverer
  9. uncoverers
  10. uncoverest
  11. uncovereth

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Adapted from Wiktionary: uncovered (page history and authors); uncover (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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