HOLD (IN) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

hold (in)

verb

Definition of hold (in)

as in to hide

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Ambarchi is the director who makes occasional cameos, hiding with his guitar in the shadows until stepping forward only when necessary.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hide

Verb

The listening device was plugged into a USB port on the back of a television, concealed by a small piece of toilet paper, according to the FBI.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
The device, which had a detachable camera sensor, digital microphone, and microSD storage, was concealed in toilet paper, according to the complaint.

— Dan Mangan,Eamon Javers,Paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of conceal

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Traditional methods of dealing with bad odors involve masking them with air fresheners or trapping odor-causing molecules in filters.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026
Father and son were just getting home when ICE agents, who Belgal claimed were masked and did not immediately identify themselves, rushed the driver-side window of the car with the firearm.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of mask

Verb

What resonated most for me, though, was witnessing conversations where depth of understanding unveiled perspectives previously obscured.

— Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
While the planets in our solar system are still visible, sky glow obscures more distant objects, such as fainter stars.

— Chris McMullen, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscure

Verb

Google also says attackers use cloaking to show its advertising review systems different content from what people actually see.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Smarter agents might be able to cloak their actions such that human monitors might not know that something was wrong.

— Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of cloak

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