incognito
Under assumed name
Incognito means with one's identity concealed or disguised.
A celebrity traveling incognito wears sunglasses and avoids recognition.
The prince visited the city incognito.
In web browsers, incognito mode allows browsing without saving history or cookies—private but not truly anonymous.
The word can also function as a noun: She maintained her incognito throughout the trip.
Fictitious professional name
- aliasAdopted false name
- pen-nameAuthor's false identity
- nom-de-plumeAssumed authorial identity
- stage-namePerformer's professional alias
handle · avatar · username · moniker · sobriquet · anonymity · alter-ego
Secretly engaged in espionage
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- agentOne who acts independently
- operativeCovert field agent
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
surveillance · intelligence · mission · handler · informant · mole · counterintelligence · sleeper
Face-worn concealment
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- cloakSleeveless outer wrap
- veilFabric that obscures
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
impersonation · pretense · charade · concealment · sunglasses · wig · makeup · beard
Not yet recognized
- unknownNot yet discovered
- namelessWithout any designation
- facelessLacking identity or features
- untraceableImpossible to follow back
private · undetected · invisible · hidden · secretive · undisclosed · low-key · off-the-grid
pseudonym
Fictitious professional name
- aliasAdopted false name
- pen-nameAuthor's false identity
- nom-de-plumeAssumed authorial identity
stage-name · handle · avatar · username · moniker · sobriquet · anonymity · alter-ego
undercover
Secretly engaged in espionage
infiltration · surveillance · intelligence · mission · handler · informant · mole · counterintelligence · sleeper · clandestine
mask
Face-worn concealment
masquerade · impersonation · pretense · charade · concealment · sunglasses · wig · makeup · beard · hat
unidentified
Not yet recognized
untraceable · private · undetected · invisible · hidden · secretive · undisclosed · low-key · off-the-grid · under-the-radar
furtive
Secretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- sneakyStealthily deceptive
- covertIntentionally concealed
secretive · shadowy · silent · elusive · evasive · discreet · unobtrusive · quiet · subtle · camouflaged
untracked
Having no recorded path
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- borrowed wordschic, naive, passe, avant-garde, faux
- browserback, forward, refresh, reload, bookmark
- disguisesmask, costume, disguise, fake beard, fake mustache
- hidden identitiesanonymous, anonymity, pseudonym, alias, hidden identity
- Masqueradesmasquerade, masquerade ball, masquerade balls, masquerade mask, masquerade masks
incognitoidentified
Determined the identity of
openly · named · known · recognized · undisguised
incognitofamous
Widely known, much recognized
renowned · celebrated · well-known · recognized · prominent
incognitoopenly
Without hiding anything
publicly · overtly · transparently · aboveboard · in plain sight
- incognito modeSession without history saved
- terra incognitaUnexplored or unknown region