SHROUDS Synonyms: 132 Similar and Opposite Words

shrouds 1 of 2

noun

plural of shroud

as in veils

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth the truth of the affair will always be hidden under a shroud of secrecy

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shrouds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of shroud

as in conceals

to keep secret or shut off from view shrouded the fact that the child had been adopted

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as in obscures

to make dark, dim, or indistinct the smog shrouded our aerial view of the city

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as in wraps

to surround or cover closely during rainy season the summit of the mountain is shrouded in mist

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Recent Examples of shrouds

Noun

The glacier – now wrapped in vast white shrouds in a desperate attempt to slow its melting – emerges as both subject and body, altar and loss. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026 The 39 members of the group were discovered lying on their backs and covered by purple shrouds. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026 Graves are dug by hand and bodies are only buried in caskets or shrouds made of biodegradable materials like bamboo or cotton. — Dorany Pineda, Fortune, 2 May 2026 Graves are dug by hand and bodies are only buried in caskets or shrouds made of biodegradable materials like bamboo or cotton. — ABC News, 1 May 2026 In the hospital’s courtyard, relatives wept over the bodies covered in white burial shrouds. — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026 Some researchers have theorized that these curious small galaxies could harbor black holes that are buried in thick shrouds of cosmic dust. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 July 2026 Many of its songs crystallize around samples of choirs singing, their soft syllables dissolving beneath heavy shrouds of reverb. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026 The 54 unidentified bodies were laid carefully in a long line of white shrouds as Palestinians gathered around the grave site. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025

Verb

To understand why that shrouds a black hole in mystery, consider how no signal can travel faster than light. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 June 2026 Through the haze of doom that shrouds climate science shines the passion behind the quest to understand and solve one of the greatest challenges humanity has faced. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 This ornament, situating them as something between a throw pillow and a hand muff, shrouds the thick-boned fore- and hindquarters that give them a characteristic rolling gait. — Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026 So much of the suffering caused by conditions like PCOS, endometriosis, and menopause is the secrecy and shame that shrouds them. — Maria Yagoda, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024 Secrecy shrouds the guest list, although photos of John Legend and the Beckhams at Argentaia have popped on social media. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 May 2026 The closure shrouds the 8,000-foot-high plateau and its elk, bison and occasional backcountry skiers in a winter wilderness that some advocates hope to protect and others seek to unlock. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025 And then there’s all the emerging tech, like a device that shrouds your body in inflammation-reducing red light at Carillon’s Miami Wellness Resort’s Inner Glow retreat, and a zero-gravity recliner at Canyon Ranch Lenox that can rescue you from menopausal rage at its M/Power retreat. — Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrouds

Noun

The veils of the universe have thinned.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026
The veils of the universe have thinned.

— Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

Definition of veils

Verb

That statistic should be alarming, given that only about 30% of single-family homes in Chicago have central air, compared with 76% nationwide — an average that conceals a starker reality.

— Chuka Onuh, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Paromita, a widowed teacher, conceals her loneliness behind the cover of duty and routine, while Shefali, a working wife, hides her bruises beneath concealer and silence.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 June 2026

Definition of conceals

Verb

While every room has a private pool with amazing views, don’t miss the resort’s stunning main pool that wraps around a central garden.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
The deal that puts a brand in 4,000 stores gets its final validation not in a boardroom but in a line that wraps around a booth in New Orleans.

— Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of wraps

Noun

Throughout history, kings, queens and other members of the royal family have donned luxurious fur stoles, floor-length fur coats, capes with mink trims and cloaks with ermine edges (that's weasel fur).

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 14 June 2026
The housekeepers greet me with genuine care, the bartenders create cocktails with panache and smiles, and the doormen and women jauntily pose for pictures in their thick Batman-style winter cloaks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of cloaks

Verb

Tides of Temptation is set on the lush island of Nevis, where paradise hides a dangerous undercurrent… and beautiful young Constance (Wilkerson) is trapped inside of it.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 1 July 2026
Below the dash, the center console is simplified with a small panel of control buttons, a wireless phone charge pad, cup holders and an arm rest that hides a bit of storage space.

— Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of hides

Verb

The result blurs the line between shimmer and velvet-matte, and looks like condensation fogging up a glass.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 July 2026
Critics say the reading list lacks diversity, blurs the separation of church and state that is enshrined in the Constitution and leaves teachers and students with little room to decide what to read.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026

Definition of blurs

Verb

The One&Only’s prime location in the V&A Waterfront offers the best of both worlds - close enough to all the attractions of the Waterfront as well as the city, but still envelops you in a blissful bubble of privacy like only a resort hotel can.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
When Dionne leans on Farrah, her best friend envelops her in the love Dionne’s mother is too hurt to give.

— Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026

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