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
• seals
• leathers
• 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
• cordovans
• buckskins
• alligators
• pigskins
• moroccos
• patent leathers
• capeskins
• ostriches
• sharkskins
• cabrettas
• suedes
• nubucks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hides

Verb

While the fabric is satin, the black color hides stains effortlessly. — Anna Traver, InStyle, 25 Oct. 2026

The malicious software hides inside the phone's firmware, giving attackers powerful access that ordinary apps never receive. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Thursday’s note measures gross job losses rather than unemployment, because the jobless rate hides people. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

In regulated work, the gap between a miss and a false certainty is enormous, and a single accuracy number hides it. — Murali Rajendran, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

The front of the sensor has a speaker and an LED, and around back are two metal prongs (water detectors) and a removable cover that hides the battery compartment and a pairing/reset button. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

For example, the kill switch metaphor hides the complexity of advanced AI models by focusing on the fact that a model can be on or off. — Trent Wintermeier, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

What isn’t vintage is mostly custom designed by Levin—a wall-to-wall couch with conversation pit vibes, a wooden bed with an attached bench, a thoughtful floating console that hides a TV. — Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026

On the day of the scavenger hunt, the team hides its creations around town, while ravenous worm-hunters eagerly await their first hint of where a ceramic worm decorated to look like a pickle, or a crayon, or a rainbow dinosaur, can be found. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Noun

The ban covers textiles, leather, furs and hides in clothing, footwear and other related accessories for the general public. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

What the aggregate hides Aggregate resilience tells us how much America is spending. — Katica Roy, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

The text is written on parchment made from sheep, fleeced, their hides soaked in lime, stretched and dried. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Conversely, Zumthor’s building—however outsize, expensive, and anomalous—hides in plain sight as a piece of urban engineering, stitching together and swallowing the horizontal city whole. — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Home decor and fashion Tortoise shell, raw hides and horse hair — common fashion and interior design materials — are subject to the 50% levy. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Matte black hides smudges, glass makes small kitchens feel bigger, and enamel brings vintage charm. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 21 Aug. 2026

In Maine, lobstermen have seen their bait supply tighten, leaving them to fill traps with pig hides and frozen fish, whatever will hold on a hook. — Mark Robichaux, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026

On the southern end of the loop, check out the interactive Bison Center to feel hides, hear the creatures’ varied grunts and bleats, and learn about the park’s efforts to sustainably maintain the herd. — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 5 Aug. 2026