CONCEALMENT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

concealment

noun

Definition of concealment

as in hiding

the placing of something out of sight your choice of the oven for the concealment of the money was unwise

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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

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Recent Examples of concealment Place outdoor utilities thoughtfully during construction or renovation to avoid costly concealment later. — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2026 The biographer speaks from a place of concealment; is perhaps most direct in ventriloquy. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 Domonic Rodolico, 24, has been charged with first-degree murder and abandonment or concealment of a dead body in connection with the death of 21-year-old Arianna Bailey Jones, who was reported missing by her family in early July. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Camouflage, concealment, and deception Protecting missile infrastructure also depends on preventing an adversary from developing an accurate target list. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026 De Hooch’s picture is a puzzle box—an ingenious construction of openings and closings, insides and outsides, revelation and concealment. — Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026 The lawsuit is calling for a jury trial and accuses The Bay Club El Segundo of negligence, negligent hiring, negligent infliction of emotional distress, fraud via intentional concealment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and battery. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 8 July 2026 His attorney, Erias Lukwago, was taken from his house and later charged with an offense related to the concealment of treason. — Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 In Ukraine and beyond, drones have already changed the relationship between concealment and exposure. — Bill Edwards, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for concealment

Noun

Only after 100 years of hibernation did Aang emerge from hiding and work to restore balance.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 24 July 2026
The novel sparked often-violent protests against Rushdie, who was born into a Muslim family, and the fatwa drove him into hiding for years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of hiding

Noun

Today the house at 176 Butch Cassidy Drive is named Robbers Roost, after the remote hideout in Utah used by Cassidy’s notorious Wild Bunch gang.

— Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Then, on December 2, 1993, a day after his 44th birthday, Escobar’s hideout was discovered in Medellín.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026

Definition of hideout

Noun

Researchers believe some kind of ritual marked this massive deposit, as the feasting and decorative objects might correspond to an event that might have propelled the stashing away of these astonishing artifacts, as per Heritage Daily.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
The Rams have 10 picks in this year’s draft, and that’s too many for any team, but especially one that has been drafting and stashing players after the first round for a few years.

— Nate Atkins, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026

Definition of stashing

Noun

Cloaked in green, shaded by coconut, jackfruit, and banana trees, amid mangrove forests like a jungle lair or a scene from Lost.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Britt Zunino, partner and principal of Studio DB, knew that Gucci’s vibrant Heron wallpaper would make a dramatic impact in the tiny lair, since her client works in fashion.

— Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026

Definition of lair

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The hormone stimulates insulin secretion, suppresses glucagon—preventing the hormone from causing the liver to release too much sugar into the bloodstream —and slows gastric emptying.

— Liz Seegert, Scientific American, 19 July 2026
The virus is shed in wild bird saliva, nasal secretions and feces, so even droppings near the coop can carry it.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Definition of secretion

Noun

While mother eagle Jackie recovers at the Ojai Raptor Center, her partner Shadow and their pair of subadult eagles, Sandy and Luna, continue life in their nest in Big Bear Valley.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
Both of the youngsters fledged, or took their first flight from the nest, but are still hanging around their natal digs, enjoying parental food deliveries and protection from intruders.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

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