covering up
Obscuring the truth
Covering up is the act of concealing something, especially wrongdoing or embarrassing information.
The phrase implies deliberate hiding rather than innocent oversight: The administration was accused of covering up the scandal.
It can also mean physically wrapping or draping to conceal: She was covering up with a towel.
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- cloakSleeveless outer wrap
- stonewallingDeliberately refusing to respond
- hush moneyPayment to ensure secrecy
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
pretense · plausible deniability · redaction · poker face · censorship · smoke screen · falsification · suppression · shroud · curtain · tarp · veil · misdirection · scapegoating · alibi · white lie · disguise · obstruction
- concealmenthiding, concealing, concealed, hide, cloaking
- stealthsneak, ninja, creep, spy, skulk
- emotional maskingmasking, suppression, repression, hiding, bottling up
- siblingsbrother, sister, twins, siblings, brothers
covering upexposing
Making something known
revealing · uncovering · disclosing · bringing to light · laying bare
cover, uncover, covering, covered, discovery, conceal, recovery, covers, coverage