cover up
Suppress damaging truth
Cover up means to conceal something, especially wrongdoing or embarrassing information.
You might cover up a mistake, a scandal, or evidence of a crime: The administration tried to cover up the extent of the damage.
The noun cover-up names the concealment itself: The cover-up was worse than the crime.
More literally, to cover up is simply to put covering over something: Cover up the leftovers before refrigerating.
Conceal or pelt
- maskFace-worn concealment
- obscureUnknown to most
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- veilFabric that obscures
cloak · disguise · bury · screen · shield · obfuscate · eclipse · smother
Conceal or coat pale
- watergatePassage for controlled flow
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- hushAbsence of sound
bribery · embezzlement · fraud · perjury · stonewalling · obstruction · complicity · whistleblower
Deliberate falsehood
- fabricateInvent or manufacture
- falsifyDistort the truth
- misinformConvey false details
- misleadCause false belief
deceive · distort · misrepresent · deny · feign · pretend · dissemble · stonewall
hide
Conceal or pelt
veil · cloak · disguise · bury · screen · shield · obfuscate · eclipse · smother · suppress
whitewash
Conceal or coat pale
- watergatePassage for controlled flow
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
hush · bribery · embezzlement · fraud · perjury · stonewalling · obstruction · complicity · whistleblower · expose
lie
Deliberate falsehood
mislead · deceive · distort · misrepresent · deny · feign · pretend · dissemble · stonewall · alibi
robe
Long loose outer garment
cape · cardigan · jacket · coat · kimono · kaftan · sarong · pareo · coverall · smock
sunscreen
UV-blocking skin cream
bandage · dressing · gauze · plaster · sleeve · hat · parasol · umbrella · shade · tarp
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- touch-upsretouch, touch up paint, paint touch-up, spot repair, freshen
- beach gearshovel, beach umbrella, beach ball, beach chair, beach towel
- concealmentconceal, hiding, concealing, concealed, hide
- cover-upsconceal, hush up, suppress, whitewash, gloss over
- thriller tropesplot twist, red herring, cliffhanger, whodunit, femme fatale
cover upexpose
Make known publicly
reveal · disclose · uncover · bring to light · lay bare
cover upexpose
Make known publicly
bring to justice · hold accountable · prosecute · investigate · whistleblow
cover, recover, uncover, covering, covered, discovery, recovery, covers, uncovered