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Synonyms & Antonyms of cover (up)
(Entry 1 of 2)
to keep from being publicly known
- the governor vainly tried to cover up the growing scandal
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nounSynonyms of cover-up (Entry 2 of 2)
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
- that contrived burglary was just a cover-up for murder
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The first known use of cover (up) was in 1927
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