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concealment

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of concealment

1 the placing of something out of sight

  • your choice of the oven for the concealment of the money was unwise
Synonyms of concealment

caching, hiding, secretion, stashing
Words Related to concealment

burial, burying, entombment, interment, interring
Near Antonyms of concealment

disinterment, unearthing
Antonyms of concealment

display, exhibition, exposure, parading, showing

2 a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others

  • cave-riddled mountains that offer a multitude of concealments where a fugitive could hide indefinitely
Synonyms of concealment

covert, den, hermitage, hideaway, hideout, hidey-hole (or hidy-hole), lair, nest
Words Related to concealment

blind, cover, nook, recess

hangout, harbor, harborage, haunt, haven, redoubt, refuge, retreat, shelter

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