concealment
Act of hiding
Concealment is the act of hiding something or keeping it secret.
A concealment of evidence obstructs justice; a concealment of assets cheats creditors.
The word emphasizes deliberate hiding rather than accidental obscurity: The investigation revealed years of concealment by company executives.
Concealment can also mean a hiding place, especially in hunting or military contexts.
Conceal or pelt
- coverProtect by overlaying
- obscureUnknown to most
- secreteRelease from cells
- cacheConcealed storage spot
stash · bury · shroud · cloak · mask · veil · screen · curtain
Sight-blocking eye cover
- hoodAttached head covering
- maskFace-worn concealment
- eyepatchSingle-socket covering
- blinderHorse's vision restrictor
covering · hostage · kidnapping · interrogation · pinata · surprise · execution · prisoner
Concealed information
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- covertIntentionally concealed
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
undisclosed · unrevealed · hush-hush · privy · discreet · cryptic · sealed · redacted
Move with stealth
- skulkMove with secretive intent
- lurkHide while observing
- prowlRoam stealthily
- creepStealthy, slow movement
furtive · surreptitious · stealthy · undetected · silent · shadow · ghost · ninja
Voluntary withdrawal from society
- solitudeState of being alone
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- withdrawalAct of taking away
personal · intimate · private · sequestered · enclosed · curtained · screened · walled
False target for misdirection
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- diversionRedirection of attention
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- ruseDeliberate act of deception
ploy · bluff · subterfuge · trickery · guile · masquerade · dummy · smokescreen
Combine into mixture
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- dazzleImpress through radiance
- disruptiveTending to interrupt order
ghillie · foliage · underbrush · thicket · plumage · chameleon · octopus · cuttlefish
hide
Conceal or pelt
cache · stash · bury · shroud · cloak · mask · veil · screen · curtain · blanket
blindfold
Sight-blocking eye cover
blinder · covering · hostage · kidnapping · interrogation · pinata · surprise · execution · prisoner · captive
secret
Concealed information
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- covertIntentionally concealed
clandestine · undisclosed · unrevealed · hush-hush · privy · discreet · cryptic · sealed · redacted · embargo
sneak
Move with stealth
creep · furtive · surreptitious · stealthy · undetected · silent · shadow · ghost · ninja · infiltrate
seclusion
Voluntary withdrawal from society
withdrawal · personal · intimate · private · sequestered · enclosed · curtained · screened · walled · gated
decoy
False target for misdirection
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- diversionRedirection of attention
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
ruse · ploy · bluff · subterfuge · trickery · guile · masquerade · dummy · smokescreen · bait-and-switch
blend
Combine into mixture
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- dazzleImpress through radiance
disruptive · ghillie · foliage · underbrush · thicket · plumage · chameleon · octopus · cuttlefish · flatfish
- bird huntingduck hunting, goose hunting, pheasant hunting, quail hunting, shotguns
- defensedefense, defending, protecting, protection, security
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- Defense Strategiesfortification, retreat, counterattack, blockade, shields
concealmentexposure
State of being unprotected
display · revelation · showing · uncovering · exhibition
concealmentdisclosure
Act of revealing information
revelation · divulgence · telling · confession · exposure
concealmentopenness
Quality of being accessible
transparency · candor · forthrightness · frankness · honesty