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

Cybersecurity specialist Daniel Kellner (Josh O’Connor) decides to turn whistleblower upon discovering that the US government has been suppressing evidence of extra-terrrestrial life, as part of a cover-up that goes back decades. — Tom Bailey, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026

In the early 2000s, The Boston Globe published a series of bombshell articles that exposed the cover-up of abuse within the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026

Serafina, the resort boutique, stocks everything from sunscreen, bathing suits, sandals, and cover-ups to grab-and-go snacks and drinks. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Sandner has suggested the conflicting records could point to a possible murder cover-up by police officials sympathetic to the Nazi Party. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2026