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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And when panelist Geoffrey Chen, a British luxury investor, dismissed rosé as often-inferior, my neighbor hid his freshly ordered glass of pink wine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

At one stage, he says, he hid the statue in an undisclosed location in Ohio until final payments arrived.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

For days, Soviet authorities hid the catastrophe from the world -- a disaster that further weakened the already crumbling USSR, which collapsed in 1991.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

She also denied that Erickson hid in the bushes, and said he ran back to the scene, came upon Grossman and her smashed Mercedes and was told to step back by a police officer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

“Okay, okay, I hid in your trunk,” he says sheepishly.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas