Synonyms of hushes (up)

hushes (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of hush (up)

as in covers (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

• covers (up)
• suppresses
• silences
• stifles
• censors
• burkes
• blacks out
• throttles
• squashes
• strangles
• gags
• spikes
• muzzles
• quashes
• squelches
• represses
• smothers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shows up
• reveals
• tells
• exposes
• discloses
• unmasks
• uncovers
• debunks
• spills
• divulges
• unveils
• uncloaks
• describes
• spreads
• circulates
• broadcasts
• reports
• publishes
• relates
• recounts
• recites
• blabs
• narrates
• rehearses