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Synonyms for hiding

  • noun

Most common

concealing concealment

All synonyms

Noun

1. Concealing

concealing, concealment

Other

going over, dressing down, beating, eclipse, secretion

Antonyms

revelation, revealing, discovery

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A state of concealment.

    After the leaked scandalous stories about his personal life, the celebrity remained in hiding for a few weeks.

Related words

Phrases
hiding place data hiding information hiding

Forms

Plural
hidings → concealings, concealments, beatings, eclipses…

Choose the right word

Hiding, Buried, Hidden, Concealed, Concealing or Burying?

Whatever is buried is hidden or concealed; but there are many ways of hiding or concealing a thing without burying it.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • concealing I think that Tom is concealing something from me.
  • concealment The concealment of facts by a witness is a criminal offense.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
hidingrising
concealingrising
concealmentsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
beating2, eclipse2
9 letters
secretion3
10 letters
concealing3
11 letters
concealment3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (beating2 = 2 syllables).