hid

[hid] / hɪd /

VERB

conceal; remain unseen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bury camouflage cover disguise hole up mask obscure plant protect shelter shield smuggle stash suppress tuck away withhold

STRONG

adumbrate cache cloak curtain dissemble ditch duck eclipse ensconce harbor reserve screen secrete shadow shroud squirrel stifle veil

WEAK

blot out go into hiding go underground hold back hush up keep from keep secret lie low lock up not give away not tell put out of the way salt away stow away take cover

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lay bare let go open release reveal uncover unmask

WEAK

bare disclose divulge exhibit expose let out show tell

Example Sentences

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At one stage, he says, he hid the statue in an undisclosed location in Ohio until final payments arrived.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

In his testimony on Tuesday, Brockman said that Zilis initially hid that Musk was the father of her children.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Judith Nemeth, who hid behind a fence as the attack unfolded on Golders Green Road, is preparing to make the same walk down the same road to visit family and friends this Shabbat.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

For days, Soviet authorities hid the catastrophe from the world -- a disaster that further weakened the already crumbling USSR, which collapsed in 1991.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

“That’s the thing…” I lead Emma to the shrub where I hid the trash bag.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller