uncovered

un·cov·ered
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US/ʌnˈkʌvɚd/UK/ʌnˈkʌvəd/

adjective

Not covered or protected from the weather, etc.

Similar
revealedexposedunclothed
OriginEnglish covered ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

uncovered1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of uncover

uncovered2

adjectiveuncovered (comparative more uncovered, superlative most uncovered)

comparative more uncovered · superlative most uncovered

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
revealed

adjectivenot covered with clothing

Similar
exposedunclothed
Also see
bareexposed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

uncovered · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Full word history & related roots →

uncovered · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishcovered
  9. Englishuncovered

From un- + covered.

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Translations

Bulgarian открит, необезпечен
  • открит (otkrit)not covered or protected
  • необезпечен (neobezpečen)lacking insurance or security
Hungarian fedetlen
  • fedetlennot covered or protected
Latin intectus
  • intectusnot covered or protected
Norwegian Bokmål udekket, avdekket
  • udekketnot covered or protected
  • avdekketnot covered or protected
  • nakennot covered or protected
  • barnot covered or protected
  • fleinnot covered or protected
  • udekketlacking insurance or security
Portuguese descoberto, exposto
  • descobertonot covered or protected
  • expostonot covered or protected
  • desprotegidonot covered or protected
  • sem segurolacking insurance or security
Russian неприкры́тый
  • неприкры́тый (neprikrýtyj)not covered or protected
Spanish destapado, descubierto
  • destapadonot covered or protected
  • descubiertonot covered or protected
  • sin cubrirnot covered or protected
  • no aseguradolacking insurance or security
  • sin asegurarlacking insurance or security
  • sin segurolacking insurance or security
Ukrainian неприкри́тий
  • неприкри́тий (neprykrýtyj)not covered or protected
Cite this entry
APA

uncovered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncovered

MLA

“uncovered.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncovered. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncovered,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncovered.

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