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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"I immediately went into lockdown procedure in my office. I closed the window, I locked the door, and I hid under my desk," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Over the course of the war they hid 36 Jews in their apartment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

For most of our early relationship, Aneksi hid.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

She especially worries about the children who might be keeping their anxieties to themselves, which gets her thinking about the people without legal status who once hid in the shadows to protect themselves.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026

He’d gone in face-first, which hid his tears.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck