HID Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

hid

verb

past tense of hide

as in concealed

to put into a hiding place the thief had hidden the stolen jewelry under the floorboards

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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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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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Verb

Under-eye shadows, bags and lower-lid definition get played up instead of concealed.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
States alleged that Meta’s internal research documented links between Instagram use and harms including depression, anxiety and body-image concerns among young people, while the company publicly minimized or concealed those risks.

— Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of concealed

Verb

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

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

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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

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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

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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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