Synonyms for cover-up

Most common

hide · bury · conceal · whitewash · paper over

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Verb

Noun

Antonyms

show, uncover, discover

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To conceal or disguise.

   The politician tried to cover up his involvement in the scandal.

2. n. 1

   An attempt to conceal or disguise something, especially a wrongdoing or a mistake.

Related words

Other spellings

cover up coverup

Forms

Plural

cover-ups → build-ups…

Example sentences

• hide It became so that I had to hide from the landlord.
• bury Gray squirrels bury nuts, but red squirrels don't.
• conceal Sami wanted to conceal the crime he had committed.

By length

4 letters

hide¹, bury²

5 letters

cover²

6 letters

stifle²

7 letters

conceal², smother²

8 letters

forcover

9 letters

whitewash²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bury² = 2 syllables).