1
a
: having or wearing a veil or a concealing cover
a veiled hat
b
: characterized by a softening tonal distortion
2
: obscured as if by a veil : disguised
veiled threats

Examples of veiled in a Sentence

She looked at him with barely veiled contempt. The report makes veiled references to his criminal activities.
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Angry over mask mandates, some parents sent vitriolic emails and made veiled threats. Frank Langfitt, NPR, 11 July 2025 And yes, of course there’s a veiled threat in his message: Loss of federal funding, which makes up a major portion of state and local highway budgets — though little of it is spent at the kinds of local-street intersections Duffy is so upset by. Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2025 In a statement, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers took a veiled swipe at BYD. Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 10 June 2025 On Monday, Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, appeared to make a veiled outreach for the U.S. to step in and negotiate an end to hostilities between Israel and Iran. Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for veiled

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of veiled was in the 14th century

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“Veiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veiled. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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