Synonyms of occulting

occulting

verb

present participle of occult

as in obscuring

to keep secret or shut off from view

occulted their house from prying eyes by planting large trees around it

the actor's private life had long been occulted by a contrived public persona

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscuring
• concealing
• hiding
• covering
• masking
• suppressing
• veiling
• disguising
• cloaking
• curtaining
• enshrouding
• shrouding
• blanketing
• screening
• blocking
• blotting out
• overshadowing
• papering over
• belying
• camouflaging
• burying
• darkening
• occluding
• shading
• covering (up)
• eclipsing
• varnishing
• smothering
• obstructing
• beclouding
• overcasting
• gilding
• clouding
• whitewashing
• glossing (over)
• bedimming
• befogging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• showing
• revealing
• displaying
• disclosing
• exposing
• uncovering
• baring
• divulging
• presenting
• unmasking
• uncloaking
• bringing out
• illuminating
• unveiling
• clarifying
• advertising
• broadcasting
• publishing
• spreading
• proclaiming
• publicizing
• getting out
• airing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of occulting

During these events, the smaller lunar disk passes in front of the sun, occulting most of its surface, while leaving a sliver of its outer rim on show. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2026