conceal
Put from sight
To conceal is to hide something or keep it from being seen or known.
You might conceal a weapon under a coat, conceal evidence of wrongdoing, or conceal your true feelings.
The word often implies deliberate secrecy: She couldn't conceal her disappointment.
Concealed suggests hidden from view; concealed carry refers to carrying a weapon out of sight.
Face-worn concealment
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- incognitoWith identity concealed
- aliasAdopted false name
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
impersonate · masquerade · façade · charade · feign · dissemble · pretend · counterfeit
Forcibly put an end to
- repressHold back forcibly
- maskFace-worn concealment
- stifleSuppress or restrain
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
restrain · internalize · swallow · compose · guard · detach · numb · dissociate
Hiding wrongdoing from public
- misleadCause false belief
- obfuscateMake unclear intentionally
- smokescreenConcealment through misdirection
- divertCause to change course
distract · misdirect · deceive · falsify · misrepresent · whitewash · sugarcoat · spin
Meant to stay secret
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- covertIntentionally concealed
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
furtive · stealth · hush-hush · cloak-and-dagger · undisclosed · unrevealed · private · non-disclosure
Combining into uniformity
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- crypticObscure in meaning
- countershadingCamouflage via tonal gradient
- disruptiveTending to interrupt order
adaptive · chameleon · ghillie · foliage · camo · pattern · naturalistic · dazzle
cover
Protect by overlaying
bury · enshroud · envelop · blanket · eclipse · stash · secrete · cache · stow · palm
mask
Face-worn concealment
undercover · impersonate · masquerade · façade · charade · feign · dissemble · pretend · counterfeit · sham
suppress
Forcibly put an end to
stoic · restrain · internalize · swallow · compose · guard · detach · numb · dissociate · unreadable
cover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
- misleadCause false belief
- obfuscateMake unclear intentionally
- smokescreenConcealment through misdirection
divert · distract · misdirect · deceive · falsify · misrepresent · whitewash · sugarcoat · spin · stonewalling
confidential
Meant to stay secret
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- covertIntentionally concealed
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
surreptitious · furtive · stealth · hush-hush · cloak-and-dagger · undisclosed · unrevealed · private · non-disclosure · privileged
blending
Combining into uniformity
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- crypticObscure in meaning
- countershadingCamouflage via tonal gradient
disruptive · adaptive · chameleon · ghillie · foliage · camo · pattern · naturalistic · dazzle · multispectral
- cover-upscover up, hush up, suppress, whitewash, gloss over
- touch-upsretouch, touch up paint, paint touch-up, spot repair, freshen
- concealmenthiding, hide, cloaking, cover up, hiding spot
- spellsspell, cast, conjure, curse, enchantment
- stealthsneak, ninja, creep, spy, skulk
- visibilityvisibility, visible, invisible, hidden, hide
- concealed identityUndisclosed true self
- concealed weaponFirearm kept from sight
- concealed carryLicensed hidden weapon possession
- concealed carry permitAuthorization to carry hidden weapons
- concealed intentionsUndisclosed aims kept private
- concealed carriersThose with hidden firearms
concealed, concealment, concealing, unconcealed, conceals, concealer, concealable, unconcealable