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burked

verb , past tense of burke

Synonyms and Antonyms of burked

to keep from being publicly known

the executives knew that the drug had dangerous side effects, but they burked the findings

Synonyms of burked

covered (up), hushed (up), suppressed

Words Related to burked

blacked out, censored, gagged, muzzled, silenced

quashed, repressed, smothered, spiked, squashed, squelched, stifled, strangled, throttled

Near Antonyms of burked

debunked, exposed, revealed, showed up, uncloaked, uncovered, unmasked

blabbed, disclosed, divulged, spilled (also spilt), told, unveiled

broadcast (also broadcasted), circulated, published, spread

described, narrated, recited, recounted, rehearsed, related, reported

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