CURTAINING Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

curtaining

verb

present participle of curtain

as in concealing

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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Teriyaki became ubiquitous, the Japanese name concealing its hometown heritage.

— Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
For even, pore-concealing results, blend the formula out from the center of your face.

— Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of concealing

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Other finalists include photos of mist rolling over hills in Vietnam, a massive chunk of ice calving from a glacier in Argentina and smoke from wildfires obscuring the New York City skyline.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Spectral Lilac Lilac nods to early morning mist floating over an eerily still lake, or obscuring your path through a twisting forest.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscuring

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President Barack Obama had gathered his advisors to assess intelligence that indicated Osama Bin Laden was hiding in a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

— Keren Yarhi-Milo, Time, 8 Nov. 2026
San Diego professes pride in high graduation rates, but this is a chimera hiding the sad truth of how far our educational leaders will go to look good.

— U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of hiding

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For additional protection, consider applying beneficial nematodes to the soil as a biological control and then covering the area with a fresh layer of worm castings.

— Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
If removing the annuals leaves bare soil, Gifford recommends covering it with shredded leaves rather than exposing it to winter weather.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of covering

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In dry regions, some frogs live inside ant nests to take advantage of the humid conditions, masking themselves in pheromones to evade detection by their ant hosts.

— Chris Elphick, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026
Both options offer voice masking to ensure privacy by altering how your voice sounds on the other end.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of masking

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