concealment

[kuhn-seel-muhnt] / kənˈsil mənt /

NOUN

hiding, secrecy

Synonyms

STRONG

beard blind camouflage cover cover-up covering curtain disguise dissimulation front hideaway mask obliteration occultation privacy secretion veil wraps

WEAK

fig leaf hideout obscuration red herring smokescreen

Antonyms

WEAK

disclosure divulgence exposition revelation showing telling

Example Sentences

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That’s when a federal grand jury indicted David Morens, a former senior adviser to Anthony Fauci, on charges of conspiracy as well as other counts related to the destruction and concealment of records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Liaw and his affiliates engaged in “a tangled web of lies, obfuscation and concealment — all to drive sales and generate revenues in violation of U.S. law,” federal prosecutors said in a press release.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

After all, the Premier League accepts that this case involved "not only obvious and deliberate breaches of the rules but... deception and concealment in relation to financial matters".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

He alleges that Showtime “through a complex web of hidden accounts, unauthorized transactions, and deliberate concealment of financial records,” wrongly paid some of his earnings to his former manager, Al Haymon.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Emma’s first resolution was to keep her father from the knowledge of what had passed,—aware of the anxiety and alarm it would occasion: but she soon felt that concealment must be impossible.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Vocabulary lists containing concealment

"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe

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