Synonyms of cover (up)

cover (up) 1 of 2

verb

as in to suppress

to keep from being publicly known

the governor vainly tried to cover up the growing scandal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suppress
• hush (up)
• silence
• stifle
• censor
• throttle
• burke
• muzzle
• quash
• gag
• repress
• squash
• strangle
• spike
• squelch
• black out
• smother

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• show up
• reveal
• expose
• uncover
• tell
• disclose
• unmask
• divulge
• spill
• publish
• unveil
• spread
• debunk
• broadcast
• circulate
• report
• describe
• uncloak
• relate
• recount
• blab
• recite
• narrate
• rehearse

cover-up

2 of 2

noun

ˈkə-vər-ˌəp 

as in veil

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

that contrived burglary was just a cover-up for murder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• veil
• cloak
• shroud
• wraps
• blanket
• mask
• robe
• pall
• curtain
• covering
• mantle
• hood
• cover
• cope
• coverture
• shield
• camouflage
• penumbra
• screen
• disguise
• blind
• concealer
• facade
• veneer
• Trojan horse
• varnish
• gloss
• fig leaf
• face
• Potemkin village

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cover (up)

Noun

During his visit to Days, Oliver’s character will also take a meeting with Salem mayor Pauline Price (played by sitcom legend Jackée Harry) and confront the shady EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) about a criminal cover-up. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Leo met with six abuse survivors during his recent trip to Spain, where the Catholic hierarchy has only recently begun reckoning with its legacy of abuse and cover-up after long dismissing the severity of the scandal. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

The two stood side-by-side outside the resort’s Coliseum Pool with Haack opting for a pink two-piece bikini with a matching cover-up and a white trucker hat promoting her champagne brand, Clé Cachée. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Far from being vindicated, however, she was crushed as a brazen, thorough cover-up emerged. — Fern Schumer Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026