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shrouded

ADJECTIVE
concealed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buried camouflaged covered planted veiled
STRONG
cached enshrouded guarded masked obscure obscured screened secreted stashed
WEAK
covered up covert holed up hush-hush hushed up incog incognito inconspicuous perdu privy put in the hole recondite tucked away ulterior under wraps unseen
Antonyms
WEAK
bare clear disclosed exposed obvious open plain revealed shown told uncovered
ADJECTIVE
covert
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hidden surreptitious undercover
STRONG
private privy secret
WEAK
buried camouflaged cloaked concealed disguised dissembled furtive hush-hush incog incognito masked obscured on the Q.T. stealthy sub-rosa ulterior under wraps under-the-table underhand unsuspected veiled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
open
STRONG
known public revealed unconcealed
WEAK
aboveboard candid frank honest overt
ADJECTIVE
hidden
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buried clandestine concealed covered covert dark invisible latent mysterious obscure private secluded underground undisclosed unknown
STRONG
cloaked close clouded disguised eclipsed masked occult screened sequestered veiled withheld
WEAK
abstruse cryptic esoteric hermetic hermetical imperceivable in the dark indiscernible mystic mystical on the Q.T. out of view recondite shadowy surreptitious ulterior undercover undetected unexposed unrevealed
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aboveboard apparent bare bright clear disclosed exposed known manifest obvious open plain public revealed sociable unconcealed visible
STRONG
unmasked
WEAK
exhibited out seen showing uncovered
ADJECTIVE
misty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cloudy foggy fuzzy hazy murky overcast
WEAK
bleary blurred closed in clouded dark dewy dim enveloped indistinct mushy nebulous opaque socked in soupy unclear vague vaporous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bright clear sunny
ADJECTIVE
obscured
Synonyms
STRONG
buried concealed cover guarded hidden implied obscure unsaid
WEAK
ambiguous covert cryptic dark enigmatic equivocal personal privy remote secondary selfish under cover under wraps undisclosed undivulged unexpressed
Antonyms
STRONG
bare clear exposed expressed obvious open stated uncovered
ADJECTIVE
privy
Synonyms
STRONG
covert personal private privileged separate
WEAK
buried concealed confidential hidden hush-hush obscured off the record ulterior
Antonyms
STRONG
open public unconcealed
WEAK
known revealed
ADJECTIVE
secret
Synonyms
STRONGEST
classified covert furtive hush-hush mysterious obscure private secluded undercover underground undisclosed unknown unpublished
STRONG
backdoor close closet dark deep mystic occult unseen
WEAK
abstruse ambiguous arcane camouflaged cloak-and-dagger clouded conspiratorial covered cryptic disguised enigmatical esoteric mystical on the Q.T. out-of-the-way recondite reticent retired strange under wraps unenlightened unfrequented unintelligible veiled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aboveboard apparent honest known obvious open public revealed sociable unconcealed
STRONG
light visible
WEAK
clear defined explicit forthright legal legitimate
ADJECTIVE
ulterior
Synonyms
WEAK
ambiguous buried concealed covert cryptic dark enigmatic equivocal guarded hidden implied obscure obscured personal privy remote secondary selfish under cover under wraps undisclosed undivulged unexpressed unsaid
Antonyms
WEAK
expressed known overt public
ADJECTIVE
unseen
Synonyms
STRONGEST
imaginary imagined invisible lurking undetected undiscovered unnoticed
STRONG
dark occult
WEAK
concealed curtained impalpable impenetrable imperceptible inconspicuous not in sight obscure out of sight unobserved unobtrusive unperceived unsuspected veiled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
seen
WEAK
open visible
ADJECTIVE
veiled
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cloaked concealed
STRONG
camouflaged covered hidden hooded masked screened shielded
WEAK
invisible secret undercover unexposed unrecognizable unrevealed
Antonyms
STRONG
bare exposed open
ADJECTIVE
wrapped
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cloaked encased protected
STRONG
clothed enveloped sheathed swaddled swathed
Antonyms
WEAK
uncovered unwrapped

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the October 18, 2025, print edition as 'A Classic of Shrouded Truth'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Shrouded in crimson robes, prayer beads moving rhythmically past his fingers, the monk walks towards us.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

Shrouded in the mists of cold, wet, nearly treeless tropical highlands called páramos, they evoke the Spanish monks for which they are named.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2023

Shrouded by trees and set back from the street, the place is smaller than Fike’s previous digs, with a white-brick fireplace and tasteful light-wood floors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2023

“Is there a Shrouded Lord? Or is he just some tale?”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin