swept under rug
- hiddenKept out of sight
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- coverupDeliberate hiding of wrongdoing
- secretConcealed information
brushed aside · overlooked · suppressed · buried · forgotten · dusty · carpet · silence · denial · avoided · dismissed · hushed · unspoken · scandal · truth · dirt · evidence · shame
swept under rugconfronted
Challenged or opposed directly
dealt with · faced up to · tackled · reckoned with · called out