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Choose the word that is most OPPOSITE in meaning to the word given in capitals.

OVERT

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Overt means open and public, not secret. Its opposite must describe something deliberately hidden from view.
Updated On: Jul 13, 2026
  • Unambiguous
  • Concealed
  • Manifest
  • Inexplicable
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

Build a short sentence with OVERT and swap in each option to see which one flips the sense from open to hidden. Take the sentence: The soldiers carried out an overt operation, meaning the operation was done openly, in full public view.

  1. Unambiguous: The soldiers carried out an unambiguous operation would describe an operation that is clear and easy to understand, which still fits the same plain, visible family as overt rather than reversing it.
  2. Concealed: The soldiers carried out a concealed operation completely flips the sense: instead of being open and public, the operation is now hidden and secret. This is a full reversal of overt.
  3. Manifest: The soldiers carried out a manifest operation again keeps the same clearly shown sense as overt, since manifest means obvious and evident.
  4. Inexplicable: The soldiers carried out an inexplicable operation changes the sentence to mean the operation cannot be explained, which is a completely different idea from open versus hidden.

Only concealed flips overt from done in the open to done in secret, which is exactly what an antonym question asks for.

Let's summarize:

  • Overt means open and public, not secret.
  • Unambiguous and Manifest keep the same clear, visible sense as overt.
  • Concealed is the option that reverses open to hidden, making it the correct opposite.

So the correct opposite of overt is option (2), Concealed.

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