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keep under wraps

VERB
repress
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crush inhibit muffle quash quell restrain squelch stifle subdue subjugate suppress
STRONG
bottle chasten check collect compose control cool cork curb hinder kill lock master overcome overpower rein shush silence smother swallow
WEAK
black out gridlock hold back jam up keep in keep in check quelch simmer down throw cold water on tie up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid allow assist encourage free help let go liberate release start
STRONG
disperse permit scatter surrender yield
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 hide out keep quiet keep secret keep to oneself 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
withhold
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conceal deduct deny detain hide keep refuse resist retain suppress
STRONG
abstain bridle check constrain curb disallow hold inhibit kill refrain repress reserve restrain spike
WEAK
clam up dummy up hold back hold down hold out hold out on keep secret keep to oneself keep under one's hat sit on stop oneself
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allow disclose divulge expose free go along grant lay bare let go let out open release reveal show tell uncover
STRONG
aid assist help indulge liberate permit use

Example Sentences

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She’s bearing witness to a human dilemma our culture would prefer to keep under wraps, but Ortega might just as easily be doing an audio essay or podcast.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025

She had been reading studies and articles that showed psychedelic patients revealing truths they wanted to keep under wraps.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2024

But they have a crime problem of their own that they want to keep under wraps.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2023

"They've got a rapid buildup that is kind of too substantial to keep under wraps," a senior U.S. defense official said during a news briefing on the Pentagon's annual report on China's military.

From Reuters • Nov. 29, 2022

Like the Nightbeast attacks in Boggs Ferry, which they wanted to keep under wraps until the monstruo was stronger, so that the Gran would be no match for it.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega