CURTAINED Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

curtained

verb

past tense of curtain

as in concealed

to keep secret or shut off from view she dropped her head in shame and curtained her face with her hair

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Recent Examples of curtained His clothes activated, changing to a light layer of armor around his body and limbs, while the hood slipped over his head and curtained his face in a transparent shield. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026

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That concealed the actual removal of the lettering for POTUS.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
During the state hearing, attorneys representing the school board argued that administrators had misled members and concealed the district's financial condition.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of concealed

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The lack of a unified Democratic agenda, and the president’s usual reluctance to stay on message, has obscured the trend running under everything.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
She was held up as the pop cultural equivalent of a saint to a degree that sometimes obscured and distorted her creative drive and business acumen.

— Jewly Hight, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

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Some hackers have also been trying to exploit the leaks by circulating malware disguised as GTA 6 demos or a torrent of the game.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
On May 15, the EKL learned that scammers, acting through their chief accountant, defrauded their Swedbank and SEB bank accounts of nearly $800,000 in government subsidies via an elaborate scheme disguised as salary payments.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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