reconcealing
Masking anew
Reconcealing is hiding something again after it has been exposed or discovered.
The prefix re- indicates repetition of the act of concealing: She quickly reconcealed the gift when she heard footsteps on the stairs.
The word appears in contexts where secrecy must be restored after an interruption or breach.
Hiding wrongdoing from public
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- whitewashConceal or coat pale
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- distortionTwisting from original state
misrepresentation · manipulation · doctoring · tampering · forgery · airbrushing · revisionism · obfuscation
Identity-concealing alteration
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- maskingConcealing by covering
- camoConcealment pattern, briefly
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
invisibility · stealth · shrouding · veiling · cloaking · obscuring · remarking · repainting
Interring remains a second time
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
- rehidingConcealing something again
- remaskingConcealing again after exposure
- rewrappingEnclosing again in covering
resealing · resecuring · reconcealment · re-covering · retucking
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
classified · confidential · espionage · cloak-and-dagger · stealthy · infiltration · smuggling · burying
Protecting from harm
- safeguardingPreventing harm or loss
- securingMaking firmly fixed
- shelteringProtecting from elements
- guardingActively protecting something
encasing · wrapping · covering · insulating · preserving · defending · harboring · stashing
cover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- whitewashConceal or coat pale
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
distortion · misrepresentation · manipulation · doctoring · tampering · forgery · airbrushing · revisionism · obfuscation · dissimulation
disguise
Identity-concealing alteration
chameleon · invisibility · stealth · shrouding · veiling · cloaking · obscuring · remarking · repainting
reburying
Interring remains a second time
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
- rehidingConcealing something again
- remaskingConcealing again after exposure
rewrapping · resealing · resecuring · reconcealment · re-covering · retucking
clandestine
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- furtiveSecretive and sly
undercover · classified · confidential · espionage · cloak-and-dagger · stealthy · infiltration · smuggling · burying · suppressing
shielding
Protecting from harm
- safeguardingPreventing harm or loss
- securingMaking firmly fixed
- shelteringProtecting from elements
guarding · encasing · wrapping · covering · insulating · preserving · defending · harboring · stashing · storing
reconcealingrevealing
Making known what's hidden
exposing · uncovering · disclosing · unveiling · showing
conceal, conceals, concealed, concealing, concealer, concealers, concealment, concealments, unconcealed