CONCEALING Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

concealing

verb

present participle of conceal

as in hiding

to put into a hiding place wisely concealed the documents in a drawer beneath a false bottom

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as in obscuring

to keep secret or shut off from view the defense attorney accused the prosecutor of trying to conceal exculpatory evidence

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Recent Examples of concealing In addition to the manslaughter charge, Snelling pleaded guilty to charges of abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Construction crews stripped the president's name from the exterior in June, but the front portico of the building has since been covered by a tarp, concealing most of its name. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 In December 2025, SAPD property crimes Detective Nathan Zachary recommended using a drive-through when possible and concealing cash in a purse or nondescript bag rather than carrying it in a bank envelope. — Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026 Experts say the change—concealing scores on applications for grants—could reduce transparency around how federal money is spent on research. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026 He has been charged with murder, two counts of indecent behavior involving a minor, and concealing a corpse. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 The cases target people the department accuses of concealing criminal activity, faking their identities or lying to the government to get their citizenship. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Kymberli Bowden, 45, has also been charge two counts of felony child abuse and concealing a death, police say. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026 In both incidents, the suspects are shown concealing their faces. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

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The Manhunters rebelled against the Guardians, and most were killed; the sole survivor is hiding out in Rushville disguised as a human.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
But this is in fact the opportunity hiding inside the greatest technological acceleration of our lifetimes.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of hiding

Verb

Just such an October weather pattern occurred 61 years ago, obscuring predawn views of the spectacular Comet Ikeya-Seki for most observers east of the Mississippi — an ironic fate for the most brilliant comet of the 20th century.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Today’s problem is hyperscalers spending themselves into oblivion, spreading inflation well beyond Silicon Valley and obscuring problems nearly everywhere else.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscuring

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The Florida woman accused of killing her boyfriend and burying him in a shallow grave was found guilty of his murder.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The limits of burying the bad news Each of these interventions, whether reckless, self-destructive trade barriers, massive military invasions, or offensive divisive speeches, soaks up attention.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of burying

Verb

This emerged when another routine health intervention in June had a target list with 4 million more children than the measles campaign despite covering the same age group.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Performers weren’t spared either, with several forced to perform in the rain without covering for both artists and their equipment.

— Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of covering

Verb

These scams convince people to execute malicious commands themselves, often by disguising the instructions as a software installation or troubleshooting step.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Hüller was to play a woman disguising herself as a male soldier in the aftermath of the Thirty Years’ War, ingratiating herself in a small Protestant village.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of disguising

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Embracing uncertainty does not mean ignoring danger, suppressing disappointment or insisting that every setback is positive.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
In addition to suppressing screen tearing, the Pro upgrade adds color and luminance certification as well as HDR compatibility.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of suppressing

Verb

Brainwave-reading sleep headbands and noise-masking sleep headphones look similar from the outside but work in very different ways.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Concealing his condition, adrenaline masking his pain, Manganiello powered through a meeting with Affleck, offered him the role of Deathstroke, the main villain in the Batman movie Affleck was writing, directing and starring in.

— Joe Manganiello, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

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