PAPER OVER Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

paper over

verb

as in to ignore

to dismiss as of little importance the differences between the two factions are too great to be papered over in the name of party unity

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as in to conceal

to keep secret or shut off from view the company tried to paper over its red ink, issuing assurances that it was still financially sound

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Recent Examples of paper over And good budgeting does not rely on one-time revenues to paper over structural challenges. —

Marc Joffe, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026 But those are two very different movies, and there aren’t enough achingly tender John Prine songs in the world to paper over the gap between them. —

David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026 The improvement between Gemini 2 and Gemini 3 may be papering over a more serious flaw. —

Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026 Her transgression is one of the worst things imaginable; in a way, what Emma is hiding stems from a societal ill that gets papered over every day. —

David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for paper over

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Ricketts faces four primary challengers of his own, but he's mostly ignored those rivals to put more attention towards Osborn in what could be a competitive race.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Common laundry habits — ignoring dryer vent buildup, leaving wet clothes in the washer, using hot water on everything and skipping the washing machine gasket — can damage appliances, ruin fabrics and even create a fire risk.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026