Synonyms of covering (up)

covering (up)

verb

present participle of cover (up)

as in suppressing

to keep from being publicly known

the governor vainly tried to cover up the growing scandal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suppressing
• hushing (up)
• stifling
• silencing
• censoring
• blacking out
• burking
• throttling
• muzzling
• strangling
• gagging
• quashing
• squashing
• repressing
• spiking
• squelching
• smothering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• showing up
• revealing
• exposing
• uncovering
• debunking
• telling
• disclosing
• spilling
• divulging
• unveiling
• unmasking
• circulating
• publishing
• spreading
• relating
• broadcasting
• reporting
• describing
• uncloaking
• blabbing
• recounting
• reciting
• narrating
• rehearsing