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hush (up)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hush (up)

to keep from being publicly known

the well-connected family was able to hush up the scandal so it never reached the papers

Synonyms of hush (up)

burke, cover (up), suppress

Words Related to hush (up)

black out, censor, gag, muzzle, silence

quash, repress, smother, spike, squash, squelch, stifle, strangle, throttle

Near Antonyms of hush (up)

debunk, expose, reveal, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask

blab, disclose, divulge, spill, tell, unveil

broadcast, circulate, publish, spread

describe, narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report

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