Synonyms of concealed

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adjective

1

as in disguised

Related Words

• disguised
• shrouded
• cloaked
• masked
• recondite
• shaded
• abstruse
• esoteric
• shadowy
• ambiguous
• indistinguishable
• clouded
• mysterious
• faint
• obscure
• indistinct
• opaque
• inscrutable
• cryptic
• enigmatic
• dim
• muddy
• foggy
• dark
• vague
• fuzzy
• questionable
• undetermined
• misty
• undefined
• mystic
• unclear
• invisible
• nebulous
• beclouded
• uncertain
• bedimmed
• cloudy
• indecipherable
• hazy
• arcane
• obfuscatory
• equivocal
• obscurant
• sphinxlike
• inexplicable
• elliptical
• incomprehensible
• impenetrable
• obnubilated
• indefinite
• Delphic
• noncommittal
• inexplicit
• shadowlike
• deep
• murky
• inexact
• befogged
• double-edged
• occult
• fuliginous
• intangible
• eerie
• impalpable
• uncanny
• unknowable
• inappreciable
• weird
• unanswerable
• perplexing
• baffling
• mystifying
• confounding
• unfathomable
• puzzling
• confusing
• bewildering

Dissimilar Words

• clear
• obvious
• accessible
• plain
• evident
• unambiguous
• distinct
• understandable
• certain
• unequivocal
• intelligible
• legible
• comprehensible
• bright
• sure
• strong
• defined
• direct
• knowable
• firm
• visible
• determined
• nonambiguous
• pellucid
• explicit
• self-evident
• definite
• fathomable
• straightforward
• exact
• self-explanatory
• tangible
• appreciable
• palpable
• unmistakable
• blatant
• patent

2

as in hidden

Related Words

• hidden
• secreted
• unexposed
• subterranean
• undisclosed
• unadvertised
• restricted
• classified
• confidential
• top secret
• clandestine
• surreptitious
• closed-door
• off-the-books
• off-the-record
• covert
• stealth
• sneak
• underground
• private
• undercover
• sneaky
• stealthy
• furtive
• privy
• secret
• back-channel
• underhanded
• hole-and-corner
• underhand
• behind-the-scenes
• backstairs
• hush-hush
• sneaking
• hugger-mugger

Dissimilar Words

• public
• open
• overt
• acknowledged
• avowed
• straightforward
• unconcealed
• unclassified
• unrestricted
• evident
• obvious
• clear
• manifest
• plain
• undisguised
• aboveboard
• patent

concealed

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verb

past tense of conceal

1

as in hid

to put into a hiding place

wisely concealed the documents in a drawer beneath a false bottom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hid
• buried
• secreted
• stashed
• ensconced
• cached
• hoarded
• entombed
• interred
• squirreled (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• displayed
• exhibited
• revealed
• exposed
• uncovered
• showed
• unveiled
• bared
• unmasked
• paraded
• unwrapped
• unearthed
• flaunted
• showed off
• disinterred

2

as in obscured

to keep secret or shut off from view

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hid
• obscured
• covered
• suppressed
• disguised
• masked
• cloaked
• veiled
• shrouded
• enshrouded
• curtained
• blanketed
• buried
• camouflaged
• screened
• blotted out
• occulted
• overshadowed
• belied
• blocked
• papered over
• covered (up)
• smothered
• shaded
• darkened
• whitewashed
• varnished
• obstructed
• gilded
• occluded
• eclipsed
• glossed (over)
• clouded
• overcast
• beclouded
• bedimmed
• befogged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revealed
• exposed
• disclosed
• uncovered
• displayed
• showed
• divulged
• presented
• unveiled
• bared
• brought out
• unmasked
• uncloaked
• illuminated
• clarified
• published
• proclaimed
• advertised
• publicized
• spread
• got out
• broadcast
• aired

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of concealed

Adjective

In another instance, investigators identified a gray button on a test-taker's shirt as a concealed camera. — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Kentucky lawmakers will likely let our columnist Joe Gerth down again by overriding the veto of a bill that would allow 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to carry concealed guns. — Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Apr. 2026

Watch it for its skin-deep enticement, its powerful visual devices, but also its concealed malignancy. — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025

Verb

The narrator spends years assembling the truth of this death, concealed by his family, and discovers that Calcutta and Dhaka experienced those riots as mirror images of each other. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

The sign concealed a smaller building that was a holdout on the corner of West 34th Street and Broadway when Macy's was built in the early 1900s. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

Authorities said the birth was concealed and happened somewhere other than a hospital. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2026

If the truck and the Walkman were metaphorical beacons, a modest gold, rope necklace and Jeff Kent’s mustache were concealed anchors even when in plain sight. — Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Earlier in the multi-day hearing, yet another criminalist testified that investigators found at least 11 air fresheners inside Burke’s Tesla, including one beneath a mass of fly larvae near where Rivas’ remains had been concealed. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026

For tactics are not tricks concealed, But wisdom sharpened on the field. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

The Stranger Things star is not being completely concealed like Maguire and Garfield were as castmembers, but her character’s identity has been kept well under wraps. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

Rain barrels fall into the same category; they, too, can be hidden and concealed to maintain curb appeal and create a relaxing outdoor oasis. — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2026