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cover (up)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of cover (up)

to keep from being publicly known

the governor vainly tried to cover up the growing scandal

Synonyms of cover (up)

burke, hush (up), suppress

Words Related to cover (up)

black out, censor, gag, muzzle, silence

quash, repress, smother, spike, squash, squelch, stifle, strangle, throttle

Near Antonyms of cover (up)

debunk, expose, reveal, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask

blab, disclose, divulge, spill, tell, unveil

broadcast, circulate, publish, spread

describe, narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report

cover-up

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cover-up

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

that contrived burglary was just a cover-up for murder

Synonyms of cover-up

blanket, cloak, cope, cover, covering, coverture, curtain, hood, mantle, mask, pall, penumbra, robe, shroud, veil, wraps

Words Related to cover-up

blind, concealer, screen, shield

fig leaf, Potemkin village, Trojan horse

camouflage, disguise, facade (also façade), face, mask, veneer

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