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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Rigney and Gere play this back-and-forth perfectly, the instantly emerging tension between them barely concealed behind tight smiles.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
The suit also claims the companies failed to warn the public about the environmental and health risks of those chemicals and in many cases concealed the risks.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of concealed

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On April 29, the loose body that lurked in the backdrop all along became lodged inside Skubal’s elbow joint in front of the world.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Beneath all the splendor, the couture, the balls, and the opera lurked an undercurrent of hatred, one that would fester and erupt in ways both insidious and catastrophic.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of lurked

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This is a large, Art Deco covered market, built in the 1920s for an architectural competition.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
Inside the Lasch Football Building, for example, there’s barely a wall not covered in some sort of a mural featuring a uniformed player, Nike swoosh proudly displayed.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of covered

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In July, the Ukrainian air force reported a Russian missile failure rate -- including munitions that were intercepted, suppressed or failed to reach their targets -- of around 58%.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
The platinum-chromium pairs greatly suppressed both of these deactivation pathways, allowing the catalyst to remain active for longer.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of suppressed

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After a Soviet ballistic missile submarine sank in the Pacific Ocean in 1968, the CIA secretly built the Hughes Glomar Explorer, disguised as a deep-sea mining vessel, to recover the wreck from nearly 5,000 meters (16,500 feet) below the surface.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
Supply chains are human systems disguised as operational systems.

— Rick Morris, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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