VEILED Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

veiled 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of veiled

as in covered

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verb

past tense of veil

as in concealed

to keep secret or shut off from view a thicket of bushes veils the private beach from the road

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as in shrouded

to surround or cover closely morning fog veiled the fields

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Recent Examples of veiled

Adjective

But conservationists and some Arizona state officials say the move is a a veiled attempt at profiting off the country’s most pristine landscapes. — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Minotaur, with its veiled criticism of Putin and Zvyagintsev’s status in exile, is in similar terrain to Panahi’s film. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

Verb

Most are soft; some are veiled by haze or sea mist, and others employ blur to picturesque ends. — James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026 However, some of his points were slightly more veiled. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for veiled

Recent Examples of Synonyms for veiled

Adjective

The lot has a pool and spa, a covered patio, an outdoor kitchen, and a private dock with a lift and a separate floating dock for smaller craft.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 14 Oct. 2026
Norris warned that if an insurer drops a medication from its covered drug list (formulary) for 2027, the plan holder could be left paying full retail price.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of covered

Verb

Because their earliest years are spent shrouded in clouds of dust, these nascent stars can be hard to spot.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The stables, or caballeriza, meanwhile, are a more modern, minimalist affair than the main house, with a handful of private gardens shrouded behind fresh, fledgling hedgerows and gray subway-style bathroom tiles.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of shrouded

Adjective

There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.

— Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
Small, shy and clad head-to-claw in black, New Zealand’s karure, or black robin, has been crowned the country’s 2026 Bird of the Year.

— Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

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Both of us gravitated toward the dot cake, vanilla cake and buttercream, entirely obscured by a psychedelic layer of rainbow sprinkles, an online phenomenon neither of us had tried.

— Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
The same repositioning also obscured the screws that hold the GPU brace’s mounting bracket.

— Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscured

Verb

On a late September afternoon, Mariposa Park Apartments in west Fort Worth was quiet, yet the blue tarp, failing roof and wire fence wrapped around the complex about the aftermath of a fire that tore it apart a month ago.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
Cambria Wells, the center’s education and outreach manager, recalls a hummingbird that was similarly wrapped in webbing and didn’t make it.

— Katie Koschalk, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of wrapped

Verb

When Sita begs Rama to follow a demon disguised as a beautiful golden deer, Rama draws a magical protective circle around the princess and instructs her to stay within the circle’s borders.

— Sohini Sarah Pillai, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
The 414-foot Lürssen wasn’t a floating palace like most of the world’s largest yachts before it, but an expedition ship disguised as a superyacht, complete with submarines, helipads, a drive-in marina, and research capabilities.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

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