go dark
Cut all contact
Go dark means to cease communication or become unreachable, often deliberately.
Intelligence operatives go dark when they cut contact with handlers.
A person might go dark on social media, disappearing from online activity: She went dark for a month after the breakup.
The phrase also describes losing power or signal: The whole neighborhood went dark during the storm.
Cease to be visible
flee · abscond · escape · lay low · underground · fugitive · on the run · slip away
Not internet-connected
- silentProducing no sound
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
- radio silenceAbsence of broadcast communication
blackout · disconnect · shutdown · suspend · cut off · incommunicado · unavailable · off-grid
Complete power loss
- outageLoss of electrical service
- lights outMandatory sleep time
- power failureLoss of electrical service
- grid failureElectrical network collapse
brownout · unpowered · dead · switch off
Secretly engaged in espionage
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- spyCovert information gatherer
reconnaissance · surveillance · infiltrate · subterfuge · shadow · classified · black ops · safe house
Act of hiding something
- hiddenKept out of sight
- coverProtect by overlaying
- veilFabric that obscures
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
mask · obscure · classified · hush-hush · need-to-know · confidential · suppress · bury
vanish
Cease to be visible
hide · flee · abscond · escape · lay low · underground · fugitive · on the run · slip away · untraceable
offline
Not internet-connected
- silentProducing no sound
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
radio silence · blackout · disconnect · shutdown · suspend · cut off · incommunicado · unavailable · off-grid · no signal
blackout
Complete power loss
- outageLoss of electrical service
- lights outMandatory sleep time
- power failureLoss of electrical service
grid failure · brownout · unpowered · dead · switch off
undercover
Secretly engaged in espionage
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
spy · reconnaissance · surveillance · infiltrate · subterfuge · shadow · classified · black ops · safe house · tradecraft
concealment
Act of hiding something
shroud · mask · obscure · classified · hush-hush · need-to-know · confidential · suppress · bury · under wraps
go darkemerge
Come out into view
surface · appear · come into view · show oneself · go public
go darkreach out
Initiate communication with someone
make contact · get in touch · respond · check in · break silence
go, dark, goes, gone, goer, goers, darken, darkens, darkened