Synonyms of hides

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of hide

1

as in conceals

to put into a hiding place

the thief had hidden the stolen jewelry under the floorboards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conceals
• buries
• secretes
• stashes
• caches
• ensconces
• hoards
• squirrels (away)
• inters
• entombs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• displays
• exhibits
• reveals
• exposes
• shows
• uncovers
• unmasks
• unveils
• unwraps
• bares
• flaunts
• shows off
• parades
• unearths
• disinters

2

as in obscures

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conceals
• obscures
• covers
• suppresses
• disguises
• masks
• cloaks
• curtains
• blankets
• belies
• enshrouds
• veils
• camouflages
• overshadows
• blocks
• buries
• shrouds
• blots out
• papers over
• screens
• occults
• covers (up)
• smothers
• darkens
• obstructs
• gilds
• varnishes
• occludes
• shades
• glosses (over)
• eclipses
• whitewashes
• clouds
• beclouds
• overcasts
• bedims
• befogs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reveals
• shows
• exposes
• displays
• discloses
• uncovers
• divulges
• unmasks
• unveils
• presents
• bares
• brings out
• clarifies
• uncloaks
• illuminates
• proclaims
• publishes
• advertises
• spreads
• publicizes
• gets out
• broadcasts
• airs

3

as in lurks

to remain out of sight

he hid in the closet while his roommate lied to the probation officer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lurks
• lies
• reposes
• holes up
• sneaks
• skulks
• lies low
• slinks
• evades
• eludes
• avoids
• sits tight

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appears
• comes out
• shows up
• turns up
• materializes

hides

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of hide

1

as in licks

to strike repeatedly

the grizzled quartermaster threatened to hide any soldier caught stealing provisions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• licks
• pounds
• pelts
• whips
• knocks
• lashes
• does
• slaps
• beats
• smashes
• hits
• thumps
• attacks
• slams
• bashes
• punches
• assaults
• spanks
• bats
• batters
• smacks
• pummels
• mauls
• thrashes
• works over
• switches
• bludgeons
• chops
• flogs
• boxes
• bastes
• lambastes
• threshes
• raids
• hammers
• wallops
• tans
• punches out
• whacks
• slates
• paddles
• swipes
• lathers
• belts
• belabors
• wounds
• clubs
• fibs
• slogs
• laces
• rushes
• tromps
• cracks
• whales
• drubs
• buffets
• curries
• storms
• messes (up)
• roughs (up)
• beats up on
• whops
• assails
• whups
• clobbers
• besets
• swats
• pommels
• pastes
• descends (on or upon)
• socks
• bungs up
• birches
• jumps (on)
• straps
• lams
• thwacks
• lays on
• clouts
• lacerates
• busts
• leathers
• cuffs
• whams
• mutilates
• flagellates
• pounces (on or upon)
• mangles
• maims
• scourges
• cudgels
• cowhides
• canes
• fustigates
• gores
• horsewhips
• whomps
• pistol-whips
• rawhides
• blackjacks

2

as in whips

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible

threatened to hide the boys with his cane if he ever found them on his property again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whips
• slashes
• switches
• knocks
• slaps
• flicks
• thrashes
• cuts
• hits
• flails
• flogs
• lashes
• leathers
• smacks
• flagellates
• tans
• spanks
• licks
• punches
• scourges
• bangs
• whales
• cowhides
• pounds
• mauls
• bats
• swipes
• whacks
• horsewhips
• straps
• clips
• rawhides
• beats
• claps
• boxes
• birches
• thumps
• pelts
• swats
• bashes
• cracks
• clobbers
• socks
• canes
• smites
• quirts
• pummels
• knouts
• touches up
• mangles
• clubs
• pastes
• lams
• works over
• thwacks
• bops
• bludgeons
• wallops
• slugs
• bastes
• clouts
• lambastes
• threshes
• hammers
• busts
• fustigates
• cuffs
• paddles
• belts
• slates
• lathers
• cudgels
• roughs
• belabors
• fibs
• batters
• slogs
• laces
• tromps
• pistol-whips
• buffets
• whops
• blackjacks
• whups
• drubs
• pommels
• bungs

hides

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noun

plural of hide

1

as in pelts

the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value

seal hides are used by Eskimos to make footwear, boats, shelters, bags, and clothing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pelts
• furs
• leathers
• seals
• sheep
• beavers
• skins
• raccoon
• rabbit
• badgers
• otters
• mink
• marten
• horsehides
• sealskins
• deerskins
• chamois
• muskrat
• ermines
• sables
• goatskins
• sheepskins
• coonskins
• calfskins
• lambskins
• fleeces
• snakeskins
• chinchillas
• foxes
• bearskins
• doeskins
• cowhides
• rawhides
• fishers
• kidskins
• buckskins
• pigskins
• crocodiles
• alligators
• Persian lambs
• moutons
• sharkskins
• patent leathers
• karakuls
• suedes
• cordovans
• kolinskies
• moroccos

2

as in leathers

the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use

boots made of shiny alligator hide

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leathers
• skins
• coats
• pelts
• seals
• fleeces
• horsehides
• deerskins
• kids
• antelope
• furs
• goatskins
• crocodiles
• sheepskins
• chamois
• calfskins
• lambskins
• snakeskins
• doeskins
• cowhides
• kidskins
• alligators
• cordovans
• buckskins
• pigskins
• moroccos
• patent leathers
• capeskins
• ostriches
• sharkskins
• cabrettas
• suedes
• nubucks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hides

Verb

The aggregate hides what exactly is falling and what might still be holding up. — Victor Karpenko, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Freeland resembles Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, drawing back the curtain that hides the smoke machine when the Wizard of Oz is not a wizard at all, but a carnival illusionist distracting the population. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 22 July 2026

But like a bolt of lightning from Zeus himself, Page instantly charms us from his first swig of SunnyD, creating a character whose quippy armor hides a sensitive soul longing for meaningful connection. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 19 July 2026

The chuck also hides some of the best cuts on the animal, according to Teodoro. — Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026

Thousands of people have fallen ill with a tiny parasite that often hides in fresh produce and is known to cause explosive diarrhea. — Michelle Marchante july 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

It’s surrounded by enormous planters, there are heaters and a fireplace for when there’s a chill in the air, and there’s a pretty pergola that hides the space from the adjacent parking area. — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 16 July 2026

When practicing, someone hides among debris with Tsunami’s favorite toy. — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026

Instead of correcting the error, the scheming matriarch hides him in the attic and collects a life insurance payout. — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026

Noun

The animals were killed for their hides and their tongues, a culinary delicacy, but also as part of the campaign to ethnically cleanse Native Americans from the land. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026

The update removes cattle hides, skins and leather from the scope of regulation, along with re-treaded tires, soybeans for sowing, articles of vulcanized rubber, conveyor and transmission belts, and aircraft and automobile seats. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 16 July 2026

Then back by a slightly different route, past more hides and oiled walnut and blued steel. — John Madson, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026

Concrete roads poured over the grassy hides of once-mighty creatures. — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026

The intimate, high-design interior is replete with a royal scepter–like shifter, rich wood veneers, and unblemished hides sourced from Scandinavian bulls. — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 12 June 2026

The systematic extirpation of those animals would not occur until the global demand for hides increased and the weapons to shoot their sources spread over the continent. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

Plastic hides in more places than most people realize — from tea bags and coffee pods to food containers, cutting boards and even kitchen sponges. — Ryan Brennan may 11, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026

In town, delve into the city's pottery roots at Pottery Museum of Red Wing, and stop by the Red Wing Shoe Store and Museum to see world’s largest boot—a size 638 ½ made from 80 hides of leather, standing over 20 feet tall. — Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 7 May 2026