Synonyms of hiding

hiding 1 of 3

noun

as in stashing

the placing of something out of sight

fearing that the enemy would soon be upon them, the museum director oversaw the hiding of the most valuable works of art

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stashing
• concealment
• secretion
• caching
• burying
• burial
• interment
• entombment
• interring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• showing
• display
• exposure
• exhibition
• parading
• unearthing
• disinterment

hiding

2 of 3

verb (1)

present participle of hide

1

as in concealing

to put into a hiding place

the thief had hidden the stolen jewelry under the floorboards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concealing
• burying
• secreting
• stashing
• caching
• hoarding
• ensconcing
• interring
• entombing
• squirreling (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• displaying
• exhibiting
• revealing
• uncovering
• exposing
• showing
• baring
• unwrapping
• unmasking
• unveiling
• flaunting
• parading
• showing off
• unearthing
• disinterring

2

as in obscuring

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

• concealing
• obscuring
• covering
• suppressing
• disguising
• masking
• cloaking
• shrouding
• blocking
• burying
• enshrouding
• camouflaging
• curtaining
• veiling
• blanketing
• overshadowing
• occulting
• screening
• blotting out
• papering over
• belying
• covering (up)
• smothering
• darkening
• shading
• obstructing
• whitewashing
• varnishing
• clouding
• glossing (over)
• occluding
• eclipsing
• overcasting
• gilding
• beclouding
• bedimming
• befogging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• showing
• disclosing
• revealing
• displaying
• uncovering
• exposing
• divulging
• baring
• presenting
• bringing out
• unmasking
• unveiling
• uncloaking
• clarifying
• illuminating
• spreading
• publishing
• proclaiming
• publicizing
• broadcasting
• advertising
• getting out
• airing

3

as in lurking

to remain out of sight

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lurking
• lying
• skulking
• sneaking
• reposing
• lying low
• slinking
• evading
• holing up
• avoiding
• eluding
• sitting tight

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appearing
• coming out
• showing up
• turning up
• materializing

hiding

3 of 3

verb (2)

present participle of hide

1

as in licking

to strike repeatedly

the grizzled quartermaster threatened to hide any soldier caught stealing provisions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• licking
• pounding
• doing
• whipping
• attacking
• lashing
• knocking
• beating
• hitting
• slapping
• battering
• pelting
• punching
• smashing
• assaulting
• thumping
• slamming
• raiding
• batting
• spanking
• bashing
• chopping
• switching
• mauling
• pummeling
• tanning
• hammering
• paddling
• smacking
• fibbing
• clubbing
• storming
• working over
• thrashing
• swiping
• whacking
• flogging
• punching out
• slogging
• currying
• buffeting
• bludgeoning
• tromping
• lambasting
• lathering
• slating
• boxing
• whopping
• belting
• lacing
• basting
• cracking
• belaboring
• whaling
• walloping
• pommeling
• messing (up)
• rushing
• roughing (up)
• drubbing
• wounding
• threshing
• whupping
• swatting
• beating up on
• assailing
• pasting
• socking
• birching
• descending (on or upon)
• bunging up
• clobbering
• busting
• strapping
• jumping (on)
• thwacking
• cuffing
• besetting
• lamming
• laying on
• cudgeling
• pouncing (on or upon)
• flagellating
• clouting
• whamming
• mutilating
• whomping
• caning
• scourging
• lacerating
• mangling
• blackjacking
• fustigating
• pistol-whipping
• leathering
• cowhiding
• rawhiding
• goring
• horsewhipping
• maiming

2

as in whipping

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

• whipping
• slashing
• flicking
• switching
• cutting
• hitting
• knocking
• slapping
• flailing
• lashing
• licking
• tanning
• thrashing
• punching
• flogging
• flagellating
• banging
• spanking
• smacking
• clipping
• swiping
• scourging
• batting
• whacking
• whaling
• pounding
• leathering
• cowhiding
• rawhiding
• mauling
• strapping
• beating
• horsewhipping
• birching
• clapping
• thumping
• swatting
• quirting
• cracking
• boxing
• clubbing
• knouting
• bashing
• slugging
• pelting
• socking
• caning
• busting
• touching up
• pummeling
• battering
• clobbering
• pasting
• bopping
• hammering
• cudgeling
• paddling
• thwacking
• mangling
• fibbing
• cuffing
• clouting
• smiting
• working over
• blackjacking
• fustigating
• roughing
• lamming
• slogging
• buffeting
• bludgeoning
• tromping
• lambasting
• lathering
• pistol-whipping
• whopping
• slating
• belting
• walloping
• basting
• bunging
• lacing
• belaboring
• pommeling
• drubbing
• threshing
• whupping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hiding

Noun

That move was designed to curb the practice of hiding listings, since sellers likely wouldn’t want to lose the option of listing on Zillow if brokers can’t find a buyer. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

Like a hiding fox squirrel, Kontras flattened himself against the trunk of the pine, moving only his head enough to peek glances at the grazing whitetail. — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026

Protest leaders were arrested, police raided the homes of La Coordinadora organizers, and many activists went into hiding. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

But the more interesting story is the one hiding underneath the box office headlines. — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Ilya is tired of hiding, and worries that Shane’s reluctance says something about his feelings. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

The particle property hiding in plain sight Every proton and neutron has a baryon number of +1. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

Of course, as scholars like Winters wrote, this kind of oligarchy-hiding-in-plain-sight was part of the package of modern oligarchy—a kind of conscious cloaking that helped these figures rise in the first place, without any kind of public pushback. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

But when The Satanic Verses was published in 1988, the novel was declared by some as blasphemous, and then-Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa for Rushdie to be assassinated, leading the author to go into hiding until 1998. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

Rather than hiding from the toughest challenges, Hill confronted them head-on despite knowingly taking on some short-term pain and cost. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

With that $140, York bought himself a lifetime of punchlines at his expense and, presumably, years of hiding from the spotlight. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

In addition to hiding their grief, less than 14% of people surveyed felt like their grief was fully understood by others. — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

The founder of Spanx and Sneex learned early that trying and failing were worth celebrating, not hiding. — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

And all the while, a key part of the Chamberlain mythos was hiding in plain sight on the island nestled under the North Fork of Long Island. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026

That would ensure businesses aren’t hiding the factors that influence pricing, the FTC said. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

Paul Robinson is accused of hiding a safe containing drugs and cash. — Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

At a Sunday rally in Georgia, Ossoff needled Trump for accepting a new Air Force One plane from the autocratic monarchy of Qatar and for reportedly hiding in a catering truck to switch to a different plane in Turkey last month. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026