CONCEALING Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

concealing

verb

present participle of conceal

as in hiding

to put into a hiding place wisely concealed the documents in a drawer beneath a false bottom

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as in obscuring

to keep secret or shut off from view the defense attorney accused the prosecutor of trying to conceal exculpatory evidence

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Recent Examples of concealing Teriyaki became ubiquitous, the Japanese name concealing its hometown heritage. — Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026 For even, pore-concealing results, blend the formula out from the center of your face. — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026 Jasmaine Smoak, 32, has been in jail since Tuesday, when she was charged with concealing the death of another and second-degree cruelty to children in the death of Cobee Cooks, according to authorities. — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026 Townsend received probation on Wednesday for the charges of child endangerment and concealing a homicide. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2026 In total, this ACOTAR installment feels like a part of a book that’s trying to tell a story while also, bafflingly, concealing what that story will be. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026 Controlled by computers, air suspension is remarkably effective at concealing a car’s mass, although here it has been tuned for a rather floaty ride. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026 The company also noted that its models have become better at circumventing some safety techniques, including by concealing their objectives or behaviors. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026 The gloom was useful for masking scavenging activities and for concealing one’s identity. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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President Barack Obama had gathered his advisors to assess intelligence that indicated Osama Bin Laden was hiding in a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

— Keren Yarhi-Milo, Time, 8 Nov. 2026
San Diego professes pride in high graduation rates, but this is a chimera hiding the sad truth of how far our educational leaders will go to look good.

— U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of hiding

Verb

Other finalists include photos of mist rolling over hills in Vietnam, a massive chunk of ice calving from a glacier in Argentina and smoke from wildfires obscuring the New York City skyline.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Spectral Lilac Lilac nods to early morning mist floating over an eerily still lake, or obscuring your path through a twisting forest.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscuring

Verb

In a town in southeastern Ukraine that is occupied by Russian forces, burying the dead has actually been forbidden.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026
Brand was also convicted of burying his head in the genitals of a former Channel 4 employee during the recording of a DVD in 2009.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of burying

Verb

For additional protection, consider applying beneficial nematodes to the soil as a biological control and then covering the area with a fresh layer of worm castings.

— Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
If removing the annuals leaves bare soil, Gifford recommends covering it with shredded leaves rather than exposing it to winter weather.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of covering

Verb

The new spot captures the viral social trend of disguising presents in unanticipated ways through a series of unexpected gift exchanges where the items are wrapped to look like something entirely different.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Seattle accomplishes this by masterfully disguising defensive assignments before the snap, which can force Mahomes to diagnose where to go with the football only after dropping back.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of disguising

Verb

The regime remains capable of suppressing any organized resistance in the country, but the growing disaffection of the elite threatens to weaken the state from within.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
When the neurotoxin stops suppressing nerve signals to those muscles, the lines return.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of suppressing

Verb

In dry regions, some frogs live inside ant nests to take advantage of the humid conditions, masking themselves in pheromones to evade detection by their ant hosts.

— Chris Elphick, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026
Both options offer voice masking to ensure privacy by altering how your voice sounds on the other end.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of masking

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