hid

Kept from view

Hid is the past tense of hide.

Someone hid evidence, hid their feelings, or hid from danger.

She hid the letter in a drawer.

He hid behind the curtain until they left.

The past participle is hidden, though hid sometimes appears in that role in older or dialectal usage.

concealed

secret

Concealed information

stashedStored in concealment
tuckedFolded or pushed in
buriedPlaced beneath earth

obscured · veiled · shrouded · cloaked · masked · disguised · smuggled · secreted · squirreled · cached

refuge

sanctuary

Protected sacred space

havenShelter from danger
shelterProtected place or structure
hideoutSecret place of refuge

hideaway · lair · den · safehouse · bolt-hole · retreat · asylum · bunker · foxhole · cache

camouflage

concealment

Act of hiding something

disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
blendCombine into mixture
coverProtect by overlaying

stealth · mimicry · cryptic · chameleon · camo · invisibility · ambush · covert · deception · incognito

animalSkin

tanning

Curing hides or bronzing

rawhideUntanned animal skin
peltFur-bearing animal skin
furAnimal body hair

cowhide · sheepskin · goatskin · deerskin · suede · buckskin · pigskin · calfskin · moosehide · alligator

Categories

past tensewent, was, were, had, got
disappearedvanished, disappeared, gone, vanish, faded

Opposites

visibility/revelation

Made visible or known

showed · exposed · displayed · uncovered · disclosed

physical position/movement

Came into view

appeared · surfaced · advanced · materialized · came out

Phrases

hide and seekConcealment pursuit game
hiding placeConcealed refuge location
hidden awayStored out of view
hidden treasureConcealed valuables awaiting discovery
hidden agendaUndisclosed true purpose
in hidingConcealed from searchers

Family

hide, hidden, hiding, hides, hider, unhidden, hiders, hidings, hidable

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