KID (ONESELF) Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

kid (oneself)

verb

Definition of kid (oneself)

as in to conceal

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Supervisors had questioned large loans to companies connected to the bank’s owners and transactions that appeared designed to conceal the extent of those relationships.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
The infestation there turns out to conceal something worse, old violence and village secrets resurface, and a figure known as the Rat-Man sets a bloodthirsty swarm loose, leaving Kayla fighting to survive.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of conceal

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Thinly veiled advertising that purports to be a news source has a long history, said Patrick Warren, a professor at Clemson University's Media Forensics Hub.

— Huo Jingnan, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
The forests are thick with spruce, their needles a deep, musty green veiled in shadows.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of veil

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As light mist obscured the far-off Chicago skyline, only the faint sounds of metal cranes clanging and construction vehicles beeping in the distance broke up the quiet morning at Park 566 in South Shore.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
The result is enough glare remaining to obscure a planet, but Wang and colleagues developed a new approach to this problem.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of obscure

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The county has maintained that the funding for consultant studies came from port fees, not taxpayer dollars, contradicting the Frederick poll question.

— Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
The bystander video contradicted that claim, and the government refiled the misdemeanor assault charge she is now convicted of.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026

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