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conceal

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of conceal

1 to put into a hiding place

  • wisely concealed the documents in a drawer beneath a false bottom
Synonyms of conceal

bury, cache, ensconce, hide, secrete
Words Related to conceal

hoard, squirrel (away), stash

entomb, inter
Near Antonyms of conceal

bare, expose, reveal, show, uncover, unmask, unveil, unwrap

flaunt, parade, show off

disinter, unearth
Antonyms of conceal

display, exhibit

2 to keep secret or shut off from view

  • the defense attorney accused the prosecutor of trying to conceal exculpatory evidence
Synonyms of conceal

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

bury, camouflage, cover (up), smother

gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash

becloud, bedim, befog, block, cloud, darken, eclipse, obstruct, occlude, overcast, overshadow, shade
Near Antonyms of conceal

bring out, present

clarify, illuminate

advertise, air, broadcast, get out, proclaim, publicize, publish, spread
Antonyms of conceal

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

Synonym Discussion of conceal

hide, conceal, screen, secrete, bury mean to withhold or withdraw from sight. hide may or may not suggest intent.
    • hide in the closet
    • a house hidden in the woods
conceal usually does imply intent and often specifically implies a refusal to divulge.
    • concealed the weapon
screen implies an interposing of something that prevents discovery.
    • a house screened by trees
secrete suggests a depositing in a place unknown to others.
    • secreted the amulet inside his shirt
bury implies covering up so as to hide completely.
    • buried the treasure

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