CONCEALMENT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

concealment

noun

Definition of concealment

as in hiding

the placing of something out of sight your choice of the oven for the concealment of the money was unwise

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as in hideout

a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others cave-riddled mountains that offer a multitude of concealments where a fugitive could hide indefinitely

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Recent Examples of concealment Lozano Garita is charged with murder, criminal possession of a weapon, concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026 Under federal law, citizenship obtained through concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation can be revoked through civil denaturalization proceedings. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 Both were also sentenced to a maximum of more than eight years for the kidnapping charge and a maximum of about seven and a half years for concealment of death. — Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026 The lawsuit alleges breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and fraudulent concealment. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026 Vagueness reads as concealment even when nothing is being concealed. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Garofalo’s remains were found after Venturino admitted to involvement in both her murder and the concealment and burning of the body, eventually pointing authorities to the hiding place. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 The second-to-last slide shows how the knife is attached to the bottom part of the bat and can be easily pulled out or placed back inside for easy concealment. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 The show will be arranged in spatial layouts, with prototypes and drawings realized in variations of a translucent, veil-like mesh, which Throup has long used as a metaphor for identity and concealment. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for concealment

Noun

The rest of the walrus herd departed during heavy surf, leaving the calf hiding between the remains of two adult walruses.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
But hiding appliances isn’t quite as simple as shoving them into a cabinet and calling it a day.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of hiding

Noun

To maximize space and effortlessly declutter, the top swivels open to reveal a roomy 35-inch compartment perfect for stashing throws, books, and games.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
Researchers believe some kind of ritual marked this massive deposit, as the feasting and decorative objects might correspond to an event that might have propelled the stashing away of these astonishing artifacts, as per Heritage Daily.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026

Definition of stashing

Noun

The marque’s Automotive Galleries and Lairs design service—which specializes in car galleries and lairs, hence the name—joined forces with local firm S3 Architecture to weave Aston Martin’s design DNA into the rugged Upstate environment.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026
This transforms Huston into a colorful enchantress with her grim lair now becoming a lush Greek-like temple.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of lair

Noun

Consistent with their hypothesis, the secretion signal helps transfer the enzyme out of the cell, while the lipid anchor holds it near the cell surface.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Our top CosRx products CosRx doesn’t just make snail mucin in essence form; this best-selling moisturizer is another way to try the benefits of snail secretion filtrate.

— Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of secretion

Noun

My brain is a rat’s nest of judicial decisions, fun facts about small mammals, and lots and lots of astronomy stuff.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
The nest is redolent of carnivore, a mix of their own potent musk and the stink of blood and decay.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

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