Synonyms of hides

hides 1 of 3

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of hide

1

as in conceals

to put into a hiding place

the thief had hidden the stolen jewelry under the floorboards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conceals
• buries
• secretes
• stashes
• caches
• ensconces
• hoards
• squirrels (away)
• inters
• entombs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• displays
• exhibits
• reveals
• exposes
• shows
• uncovers
• unmasks
• unveils
• unwraps
• bares
• flaunts
• shows off
• parades
• unearths
• disinters

2

as in obscures

to keep secret or shut off from view

he tried to hide his criminal past

she hid the cat's litter box behind a screen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conceals
• obscures
• covers
• suppresses
• disguises
• masks
• cloaks
• curtains
• blankets
• belies
• enshrouds
• veils
• camouflages
• overshadows
• blocks
• buries
• shrouds
• blots out
• papers over
• screens
• occults
• covers (up)
• smothers
• darkens
• obstructs
• gilds
• varnishes
• occludes
• shades
• glosses (over)
• eclipses
• whitewashes
• clouds
• beclouds
• overcasts
• bedims
• befogs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reveals
• shows
• exposes
• displays
• discloses
• uncovers
• divulges
• unmasks
• unveils
• presents
• bares
• brings out
• clarifies
• uncloaks
• illuminates
• proclaims
• publishes
• advertises
• spreads
• publicizes
• gets out
• broadcasts
• airs

3

as in lurks

to remain out of sight

he hid in the closet while his roommate lied to the probation officer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lurks
• lies
• reposes
• holes up
• sneaks
• skulks
• lies low
• slinks
• evades
• eludes
• avoids
• sits tight

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appears
• comes out
• shows up
• turns up
• materializes

hides

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of hide

1

as in licks

to strike repeatedly

the grizzled quartermaster threatened to hide any soldier caught stealing provisions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• licks
• pounds
• pelts
• whips
• knocks
• lashes
• does
• slaps
• beats
• smashes
• hits
• thumps
• attacks
• slams
• bashes
• punches
• assaults
• spanks
• bats
• batters
• smacks
• pummels
• mauls
• thrashes
• lambasts
• works over
• switches
• bludgeons
• chops
• boxes
• flogs
• bastes
• whaps
• lambastes
• threshes
• raids
• hammers
• wallops
• tans
• punches out
• whacks
• swipes
• slates
• paddles
• lathers
• belts
• wounds
• belabors
• clubs
• fibs
• slogs
• laces
• rushes
• cracks
• tromps
• whales
• drubs
• buffets
• curries
• storms
• messes (up)
• roughs (up)
• beats up on
• whops
• assails
• whups
• clobbers
• besets
• swats
• pommels
• pastes
• descends (on or upon)
• socks
• bungs up
• birches
• jumps (on)
• straps
• lams
• thwacks
• lays on
• clouts
• lacerates
• busts
• leathers
• cuffs
• whams
• mutilates
• flagellates
• pounces (on or upon)
• mangles
• maims
• scourges
• cudgels
• cowhides
• canes
• fustigates
• gores
• horsewhips
• whomps
• pistol-whips
• rawhides
• blackjacks

2

as in whips

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible

threatened to hide the boys with his cane if he ever found them on his property again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whips
• slashes
• switches
• knocks
• slaps
• flicks
• thrashes
• cuts
• hits
• flails
• flogs
• lashes
• leathers
• smacks
• flagellates
• tans
• spanks
• licks
• punches
• scourges
• bangs
• whales
• cowhides
• pounds
• mauls
• bats
• swipes
• whacks
• horsewhips
• straps
• clips
• rawhides
• beats
• claps
• boxes
• birches
• thumps
• pelts
• swats
• bashes
• cracks
• clobbers
• socks
• canes
• smites
• quirts
• pummels
• knouts
• touches up
• mangles
• clubs
• pastes
• lambasts
• lams
• works over
• thwacks
• bops
• bludgeons
• wallops
• slugs
• bastes
• clouts
• lambastes
• threshes
• hammers
• busts
• fustigates
• cuffs
• paddles
• belts
• slates
• lathers
• roughs
• cudgels
• belabors
• fibs
• batters
• slogs
• whaps
• laces
• tromps
• pistol-whips
• buffets
• whops
• blackjacks
• whups
• drubs
• pommels
• bungs

hides

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noun

plural of hide

1

as in pelts

the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value

seal hides are used by Eskimos to make footwear, boats, shelters, bags, and clothing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pelts
• furs
• leathers
• seals
• sheep
• beavers
• skins
• rabbits
• raccoons
• raccoon
• rabbit
• otter
• minks
• badgers
• martens
• otters
• muskrats
• racoon
• mink
• marten
• racoons
• horsehides
• sealskins
• deerskins
• chamois
• muskrat
• ermines
• sables
• goatskins
• fox
• sheepskins
• coonskins
• calfskins
• lambskins
• fleeces
• snakeskins
• foxes
• chinchillas
• bearskins
• chamoix
• doeskins
• cowhides
• fishers
• rawhides
• kidskins
• buckskins
• pigskins
• crocodiles
• alligators
• Persian lambs
• moutons
• sharkskins
• patent leathers
• karakuls
• suedes
• kolinskies
• cordovans
• moroccos

2

as in leathers

the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use

boots made of shiny alligator hide

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leathers
• skins
• coats
• pelts
• seals
• fleeces
• horsehides
• antelopes
• deerskins
• kids
• antelope
• furs
• crocodiles
• goatskins
• sheepskins
• chamois
• calfskins
• lambskins
• snakeskins
• doeskins
• cowhides
• kidskins
• alligators
• cordovans
• buckskins
• pigskins
• chamoix
• moroccos
• patent leathers
• capeskins
• ostriches
• sharkskins
• cabrettas
• suedes
• nubucks

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of hides

Verb

Deal or No Deal Island hides suitcases with more than $200M in prize money split between them. —Peter White, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025

Deal or No Deal Island hides suitcases with more than $200M in prize money split between them. —Peter White, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025

If an online casino hides these terms or fails to be transparent about them, that brand probably isn’t a best-paying online casino. —Christopher Gerlacher, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025

If an online casino hides these terms or fails to be transparent about them, that brand probably isn’t a best-paying online casino. —Christopher Gerlacher, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025

Pelosi's staff hides in a barricaded conference room for hours as rioters trash her office suite. —Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025

But like that Canadian myth of innocent blandness, a butter tart’s surface hides something much more complex. —hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025

Pelosi's staff hides in a barricaded conference room for hours as rioters trash her office suite. —Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025

But like that Canadian myth of innocent blandness, a butter tart’s surface hides something much more complex. —hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025