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

The expansion will take players to the brand new realm of Letten — an idyllic land of rural tradition that hides a dark secret just below the surface. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Who’s flaunting their skeletal frame and who hides a bit behind a couture wall of feathers? — Marti Noxon, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Funky black garlic hides within that mushroom melange, and the pie arrives dotted with a dramatic, dark tamarind sauce. — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

Fires can ignite old munitions but can also burn away the scrub and brush that hides them. — Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

That includes a custom off-white Madreperla Semi-Gloss pigment, and the use of Perla – a leather material derived from select Swiss hides exclusive to the Tailor Made program – in a light Le Mans metallic shade. — New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026

The belief that there is only enough for one turns an influential person into someone who hoards, hides and takes credit. — Fernando Bc, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

The lawsuit accuses Meta of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features that addict children to its platforms and hides these harms from the public. — Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

The target hides in a food truck, gets on another plane, flies to England, hides on another food truck and sneaks back on Air Force One. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026

Noun

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

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