hid

[hid] / hɪd /

VERB

conceal; remain unseen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bury camouflage cover disguise hole up mask obscure plant protect shelter shield smuggle stash suppress tuck away withhold

STRONG

adumbrate cache cloak curtain dissemble ditch duck eclipse ensconce harbor reserve screen secrete shadow shroud squirrel stifle veil

WEAK

blot out go into hiding go underground hold back hush up keep from keep secret lie low lock up not give away not tell put out of the way salt away stow away take cover

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lay bare let go open release reveal uncover unmask

WEAK

bare disclose divulge exhibit expose let out show tell

Example Sentences

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Yet the insanity was where the true genius hid, because in many ways, I could believe it was real.

From Los Angeles Times

Frenchman Alban Baton, 23, hid for several hours with other customers in a grocery store cool room.

From Barron's

Restaurants opened their doors and hid people in their store rooms and freezers, and locals ushered lost children into their apartments.

From BBC

Andrew admits he used to be "terrible at this - I was always the person that hid away and didn't approach it".

From BBC

One night, she hid upstairs with her young daughter as her husband and police tried to calm her furious son outside.

From The Wall Street Journal