Synonyms of hush (up)

hush (up)

verb

as in to cover (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 & Similar Words

• cover (up)
• suppress
• silence
• stifle
• censor
• burke
• throttle
• muzzle
• strangle
• quash
• gag
• black out
• repress
• spike
• squash
• smother
• squelch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• show up
• reveal
• expose
• tell
• uncover
• disclose
• unmask
• divulge
• spill
• spread
• broadcast
• unveil
• debunk
• circulate
• publish
• report
• describe
• relate
• uncloak
• blab
• recount
• narrate
• recite
• rehearse