conceal

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of CONCEAL

to put into a hiding place <wisely concealed the documents in a drawer beneath a false bottom>

Synonyms bury, cache, conceal, ensconce, secrete

Related Words hoard, squirrel (away), stash; entomb, inter

Near Antonyms bare, expose, reveal, show, uncover, unmask, unveil, unwrap; flaunt, parade, show off; disinter, unearth

Antonyms display, exhibit

to keep secret or shut off from view <tried to conceal her true intentions from immigration officials>

Synonyms belie, blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, enshroud, mask, obscure, occult, paper over, screen, shroud, suppress, veil

Related Words bury, camouflage, cover (up), smother; gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash; becloud, bedim, befog, block, cloud, darken, eclipse, obstruct, occlude, overcast, overshadow, shade

Near Antonyms bring out, present; clarify, illuminate; advertise, air, broadcast, get out, proclaim, publicize, publish, spread

Antonyms bare, disclose, display, divulge, expose, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil

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