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

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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

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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

Because roaches are usually active at night, daytime sightings can indicate overcrowding and competition for food and hiding spots. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Meanwhile, Fergie’s reportedly gone into hiding in the Austrian Alps. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 15 July 2026

Jelin has previously described hiding for 12 hours in a bomb shelter on October 7. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026

There’s no hiding from conversations about the rising cost of groceries in the last few years. — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 13 July 2026

Skripal and his daughter are reportedly in hiding, living under new identities to protect their safety. — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Insecticidal dust, like that containing diatomaceous earth or boric acid, can be applied in cracks, crevices, and other hiding spots. — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2026

He is believed to be in hiding after reportedly being wounded in the airstrike that killed his father. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

These long stingers can actually be steered through the material to find the hiding host. — Philip Anderson, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Verb

Juro is collecting worthy Jedi to help repopulate the Jedi Order, but evil Sith mercenaries are hiding within his candidates’ ranks. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 July 2026

Most schemes involved hiding behind computer screens, renting nonexistent apartments or exploiting a grandparent’s love by asking for a grandchild’s fake bail. — Ari Maas, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026

She is also accused of hiding a bank account to further conceal the income. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026

The newspapers allege the ChatGPT maker is hiding evidence important to what could be a landmark copyright infringement trial over how OpenAI and its business partner, Microsoft, built their AI technologies using millions of news articles. — Matt O’Brien, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

That, in turn, might just light the fuse that makes everyone finally realize that Panama is one of the last, best kept real estate and hospitality secrets in the Western Hemisphere still hiding in plain sight. — Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

If the secrets to longer living aren’t hiding in some Greek fishing village or Japanese mountain town, there may be some simple lessons to be discovered in plain sight. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

Eccles was allegedly hiding from police in a series of backyards when he was confronted and arrested by Harris. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 July 2026

Failing to disclose or intentionally hiding assets can make a prenup more vulnerable to being challenged in court. — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 6 July 2026