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conceals

VERB

hide, disguise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bury camouflage cloak cover cover up harbor lurk mask obscure stash stow wrap

STRONG

beard burrow cache couch dissemble ditch duck ensconce enshroud masquerade plant screen secrete shelter skulk slink sneak veil

WEAK

hole up keep dark keep secret lie low put in a hole stay out of sight tuck away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disregard ignore reveal uncover unwrap

STRONG

fill

WEAK

disclose divulge expose lay bare let out open show tell

Example Sentences

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However, this apparent balance conceals strong regional differences.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

Policymakers can’t craft effective rules if the private sector conceals the incidents that illuminate emerging risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

Courts are instructed to see through the eyes of a “reasonable officer,” but that phrase conceals a thousand assumptions.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2025

While the official headline figure puts the unemployment rate at only 3.2%, it conceals a more precarious picture for many Indians.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025

That evening, Marlena conceals her black eye with pancake makeup and does her liberty act.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen