Synonyms of concealment

concealment

noun

1

as in hiding

the placing of something out of sight

your choice of the oven for the concealment of the money was unwise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hiding
• stashing
• secretion
• caching
• burial
• burying
• entombment
• interment
• interring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposure
• display
• showing
• exhibition
• parading
• disinterment
• unearthing

2

as in hideout

a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others

cave-riddled mountains that offer a multitude of concealments where a fugitive could hide indefinitely

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hideout
• lair
• nest
• den
• hideaway
• covert
• hermitage
• hidey-hole
• shelter
• refuge
• blind
• nook
• retreat
• cover
• haunt
• harbor
• recess
• redoubt
• hangout
• haven
• harborage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of concealment

Garofalo’s remains were found after Venturino admitted to involvement in both her murder and the concealment and burning of the body, eventually pointing authorities to the hiding place. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

The second-to-last slide shows how the knife is attached to the bottom part of the bat and can be easily pulled out or placed back inside for easy concealment. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

The show will be arranged in spatial layouts, with prototypes and drawings realized in variations of a translucent, veil-like mesh, which Throup has long used as a metaphor for identity and concealment. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Chun sentenced Williams to the maximum 25 years to life for second-degree murder, plus a consecutive one-to-three year sentence for concealment of a corpse. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026

Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, citizenship may be revoked if it was illegally procured or obtained through the concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation. — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

This will be the first complete solar concealment on continental Europe since 1999. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Leroy Allen Loper, 54, has been charged with felony murder, first degree kidnapping, and concealment of a death by trying to destroy human remains, officials said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

But conspiracy theories can transform the absence of evidence into evidence of concealment. — Art Jipson, The Conversation, 30 July 2026