Definitions

hide out

VERB

hide

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

VERB

hole up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hide

WEAK

burrow go underground sit tight

VERB

secrete

Synonyms

STRONGEST

stash stow

STRONG

bury cache conceal cover deposit disguise ditch ensconce harbor palm paper seclude secure shroud stonewall veil whitewash withhold

WEAK

cover up finesse keep quiet keep secret keep to oneself keep under wraps plant squirrel stash away sweep under rug

Antonyms

STRONG

disregard expose ignore lay bare let go let out open reveal take out uncover

WEAK

fill pour in tell

VERB

shun

Synonyms

STRONGEST

despise disdain eschew neglect pass up refuse reject scorn snub

STRONG

bilk cold-shoulder cut decline ditch dodge double duck elude escape evade shake shy stall

WEAK

get around give a wide berth give the runaround have no part of have nothing to do with keep away from keep clear of palm off shake off stand aloof from stay shy of steer clear of turn back on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept admire allow approve cherish like love sanction

STRONG

confront encounter face meet take on

Example Sentences

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“But the flip side of that was being able to sort of hide out, and not show my face. I would just go on these long walks, weeping.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

He and his family now hide out in Kabul from the Taliban.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

Weak economic data encouraged investors to hide out in the safety of bonds.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

The emotional labor needed to deal with 2025 is like a rotten, toxic relationship, and I’d rather hide out in my cozy apartment from the looming monster.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2025

What kid would choose to hide out at school?

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

hide out

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