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veil

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of veil

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

under the veil of descending darkness the thieves began their operation

Synonyms of veil

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

Words Related to veil

blind, concealer, screen, shield

fig leaf, Potemkin village, Trojan horse

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

gloss, varnish

veil

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of veil

1 to keep secret or shut off from view

a thicket of bushes veils the private beach from the road

Synonyms of veil

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

Words Related to veil

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 veil

bring out, present

clarify, illuminate

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

Antonyms of veil

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

2 to surround or cover closely

morning fog veiled the fields

Synonyms of veil

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

Words Related to veil

curtain, drape

embed (also imbed), encase

swaddle

blanket, overlay, overspread

camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask

circle, encircle, enlace, enwind

Near Antonyms of veil

bare, denude, expose, strip

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