not tell

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 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

stash

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bury conceal disguise hole up lock up secrete smuggle tuck away

STRONG

adumbrate cache camouflage cloak cover curtain dissemble ditch duck eclipse ensconce harbor mask obscure occult plant protect reserve screen shadow shelter shield shroud squirrel stifle suppress veil withhold

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

expose lay bare open reveal tell uncover

STRONG

disregard encourage ignore lay out let go release

Example Sentences

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Roberts did not tell us why he is suddenly in a hurry, but none of the possibilities are good ones.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Myra Cheng, the study’s lead author and a computer-science PhD candidate at Stanford University, said that “by default, AI advice does not tell people that they’re wrong.”

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

"We're going to put the jury in the room when the decision was made to not tell the Canadian authorities," Edelson said.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

"You can be back to your daily routine in about a day. Participants could not tell if they had the sham or real procedure because there are not a lot of symptoms after the procedure."

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

“You don’t like it, Mother? I’m glad of it. Let’s send him about his business, and not tell Meg a word of it, but all be happy together as we always have been.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

not tell

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