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hide out

VERB
hide
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
VERB
hole up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hide
WEAK
burrow go underground sit tight
VERB
secrete
Synonyms
STRONGEST
stash stow
STRONG
bury cache conceal cover deposit disguise ditch ensconce harbor palm paper seclude secure shroud stonewall veil whitewash withhold
WEAK
cover up finesse keep quiet keep secret keep to oneself keep under wraps plant squirrel stash away sweep under rug
Antonyms
STRONG
disregard expose ignore lay bare let go let out open reveal take out uncover
WEAK
fill pour in tell
VERB
shun
Synonyms
STRONGEST
despise disdain eschew neglect pass up refuse reject scorn snub
STRONG
bilk cold-shoulder cut decline ditch dodge double duck elude escape evade shake shy stall
WEAK
get around give a wide berth give the runaround have no part of have nothing to do with keep away from keep clear of palm off shake off stand aloof from stay shy of steer clear of turn back on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accept admire allow approve cherish like love sanction
STRONG
confront encounter face meet take on

Example Sentences

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One of the crew supporting the Chagossians said the former MP was hiding out in the jungle and has not been served eviction papers.

From BBC

“I’ll hide out in one of these stalls until the end of the day and then I’ll call my mom to pick me up.”

From Literature

What kid would choose to hide out at school?

From Literature

It ends with a call to ditch the madness and hide out in McDonald’s till January.

From Los Angeles Times

He and his family now hide out in Kabul from the Taliban.

From The Wall Street Journal

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.