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whitewashed

VERB

cover up the truth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gloss over

STRONG

blanch camouflage conceal exonerate extenuate launder liberate paint palliate sugarcoat suppress varnish veneer vindicate white whiten

WEAK

make light of

Antonyms

STRONG

accuse blame condemn reveal sentence show strip uncover

WEAK

expose tell truth

Example Sentences

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Now AI is upending workplaces in ways both real and whitewashed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

“It’s clear the administration wants a whitewashed story, if you’ll pardon the pun there. And that’s wrong.”

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

The defeat was India's fourth at home in six Tests having been whitewashed by New Zealand 3-0 last year.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

The site’s biographical articles are meant to be factual, not flattering, and even widely admired historical figures do not have whitewashed pages.

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2025

No feminine wiles to fall back on—I stepped into the whitewashed stone room with my heart going berserk against my ribs like a detonating engine.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein