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shroud

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of shroud

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

the truth of the affair will always be hidden under a shroud of secrecy

Synonyms of shroud

blanket, cloak, cope, cover, cover-up, covering, coverture, curtain, hood, mantle, mask, pall, penumbra, robe, veil, wraps

Words Related to shroud

blind, concealer, screen, shield

fig leaf, Potemkin village, Trojan horse

camouflage, disguise, facade (also façade), face, mask, veneer

gloss, varnish

shroud

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of shroud

1 to keep secret or shut off from view

shrouded the fact that the child had been adopted

Synonyms of shroud

belie, blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, enshroud, hide, mask, obscure, occult, paper over, screen, suppress, veil

Words Related to shroud

bury, camouflage, cover (up), smother

gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash

becloud, bedim, befog, block, cloud, darken, eclipse, obstruct, occlude, overcast, overshadow, shade

Near Antonyms of shroud

bring out, present

clarify, illuminate

advertise, air, broadcast, get out, proclaim, publicize, publish, spread

Antonyms of shroud

bare, disclose, display, divulge, expose, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil

2 to make dark, dim, or indistinct

the smog shrouded our aerial view of the city

Synonyms of shroud

becloud, bedim, befog, blacken, blear, blur, cloud, darken, dim, dislimn, fog, fuzz (up), haze, mist, obscure, overcast, overcloud, overshadow, shadow

Words Related to shroud

adumbrate, blot out, conceal, eclipse, hide, obliterate, screen, shade

camouflage, cloak, cover, curtain, disguise, mask, veil

Near Antonyms of shroud

expose, reveal, uncover, unveil

Antonyms of shroud

brighten, illuminate, illumine, light (up), lighten

3 to surround or cover closely

during rainy season the summit of the mountain is shrouded in mist

Synonyms of shroud

bosom, bower, circumfuse, cocoon, embosom, embower, embrace, enclose (also inclose), encompass, enfold, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, invest, involve, lap, mantle, muffle, swathe, veil, wrap

Words Related to shroud

curtain, drape

embed (also imbed), encase

swaddle

blanket, overlay, overspread

camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask

circle, encircle, enlace, enwind

Near Antonyms of shroud

bare, denude, expose, strip

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