hid

verb

past tense of hide
1
as in concealed
to put into a hiding place the thief had hidden the stolen jewelry under the floorboards

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2
as in obscured
to keep secret or shut off from view he tried to hide his criminal past she hid the cat's litter box behind a screen

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3
as in lurked
to remain out of sight he hid in the closet while his roommate lied to the probation officer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hid
  1. concealed
  2. obscured
  3. lurked
  4. buried
  5. covered
  6. suppressed
  7. disguised
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • While the bride wore a satin, strapless Danielle Frankel wedding gown for the ceremony, the voluminous, floor-length skirt obscured her shoes on her big day.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Klitschko on Tuesday posted a photo of himself with Panettiere holding their young daughter Kaya, with the girl’s face obscured.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of obscured
Verb
  • The city of Atlanta has jurisdiction over Hartsfield-Jackson, but the threat of a state takeover of the world’s busiest airport has lurked in the background of Georgia politics for years.
    — Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But concerns lurked beneath the surface of an otherwise positive report.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of lurked
Verb
  • Valentine went down early in camp with a hamstring injury, was replaced by Cisse and has been buried since.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • These included a child buried face down, a skeleton positioned as in a crucifixion, graves with stones placed around the skull as if to prevent biting or movement, as well as other graves with sickles and padlocks.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of buried
Verb
  • Follow it up with a walk along the High Line, an elevated outdoor park built on a historic freight rail line and covered with plants, trees, and art.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The deportees were clad in white, and many covered their faces out of safety as journalists filmed their arrival.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of covered
Verb
  • That combination, just like QIH, suppressed neuronal firing and stripped out a comparable share of synapses, but the mice came out of it with impaired fear memory.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The unknowns attached to Brooks have understandably kept his ADP suppressed.
    — Brad Evans, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of suppressed
Verb
  • Other scams offered movie downloads that were actually Windows executable files disguised as video files.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • But those final frantic minutes often represent anxiety disguised as productivity.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
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“Hid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hid. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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