CONCEAL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CONCEAL?

Need another word that means the same as “conceal”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “conceal” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Conceal” are: hide, hold back, hold in, keep out of sight, keep hidden, secrete, tuck away, out of sight, screened, camouflaged, obscured, cover up, disguise, dissemble, mask, veil

Conceal as a Verb

Definitions of "Conceal" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “conceal” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Hold back; keep from being perceived by others.
• Prevent (something) from being known; keep secret.
• Prevent from being seen or discovered.
• Not allow to be seen; hide.

Synonyms of "Conceal" as a verb (16 Words)

camouflaged	Disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something.
cover up	Be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism.
disguise	Make unrecognizable. Brian was disguised as a priest.
dissemble	Behave unnaturally or affectedly. An honest sincere person with no need to dissemble.
hide	Prevent (someone or something) from being seen. Herbert could hardly hide his dislike.
hold back	To close within bounds limit or hold back from movement.
hold in	Support or hold in a certain manner.
keep hidden	Conform one’s action or practice to.
keep out of sight	Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger.
mask	Cover the face with a mask. The herb masks the garlic taste.
obscured	Make less visible or unclear.
out of sight	Reveal (something) about somebody’s identity or lifestyle.
screened	Test or examine for the presence of disease or infection.
secrete	Generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids. The money was secreted from his children.
tuck away	Draw together into folds or puckers.
veil	Cover with a veil. Women in Afghanistan veil their faces.

Usage Examples of "Conceal" as a verb

• She conceals her anger well.
• They were at great pains to conceal that information from the public.
• A line of sand dunes concealed the distant sea.

Associations of "Conceal" (30 Words)

awning	A sheet of canvas or other material stretched on a frame and used to keep the sun or rain off a shop window, doorway, or ship’s deck.
burial	A grave or the remains found in it. They will give him a proper burial.
bury	Hide (something) from sight. I tried to bury these unpleasant memories.
camouflage	Hide or disguise the presence of a person animal or object by means of camouflage. The whiteness of polar bears provides camouflage.
casket	Enclose in a casket. A small brass casket containing four black opals.
cemetery	A tract of land used for burials. A military cemetery.
coffin	Place into a coffin. Her body was coffined.
cover	The protective covering on the front back and spine of a book. The cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft.
crypt	An underground room or vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or burial place.
disguise	The concealing of one’s true intentions or feelings. We disguised our faces before robbing the bank.
entomb	Bury or trap within something. Mummified bodies were entombed in the pyramids of Egypt.
funeral	A sermon delivered at a funeral. The community would call him to preach the funeral.
grave	A hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or dead body, typically marked by a stone or mound. The coffin was lowered into the grave.
hide	Prevent from being seen or discovered. Juliet s first instinct was to hide under the blankets.
inhume	Place in a grave or tomb. No hand his bones shall gather or inhume.
inter	Place (a corpse) in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites. He was interred with the military honours due to him.
interment	The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave. Interments took place in the churchyard.
mask	A party of guests wearing costumes and masks. No mask could conceal his ignorance.
mausoleum	A large burial chamber, usually above ground. The cathedral was built in 1517 as a royal mausoleum.
mimicry	The action or skill of imitating someone or something, especially in order to entertain or ridicule. A playful mimicry of the techniques of realist writers.
mummification	(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color. Bureaucratic mummification in red tape.
necropolis	A cemetery, especially a large one belonging to an ancient city.
quietus	Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb.
sarcophagus	A stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions.
secretly	In a secret way; without others knowing. The two were secretly married in 1751.
sepulcher	A chamber that is used as a grave.
shade	Represent the effect of shade or shadow on. A small lamp with a crimson shade.
subterfuge	Deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal. I hated all the subterfuges I hated lying to you.
tarpaulin	A sheet or covering of tarpaulin. Large tarpaulins were pulled over the hold.
tomb	A place for the burial of a corpse especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone. The house was as quiet as a tomb.