Synonyms of hiding

hiding 1 of 3

noun

as in stashing

the placing of something out of sight

fearing that the enemy would soon be upon them, the museum director oversaw the hiding of the most valuable works of art

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stashing
• concealment
• secretion
• caching
• burying
• burial
• interment
• entombment
• interring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• showing
• display
• exposure
• exhibition
• parading
• unearthing
• disinterment

hiding

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verb (1)

present participle of hide

1

as in concealing

to put into a hiding place

the thief had hidden the stolen jewelry under the floorboards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concealing
• burying
• secreting
• stashing
• caching
• ensconcing
• hoarding
• interring
• entombing
• squirreling (away)
• squirrelling (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• displaying
• exhibiting
• revealing
• uncovering
• exposing
• showing
• baring
• unwrapping
• unmasking
• unveiling
• flaunting
• parading
• showing off
• unearthing
• disinterring

2

as in obscuring

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

• concealing
• obscuring
• covering
• suppressing
• disguising
• masking
• cloaking
• shrouding
• blocking
• burying
• enshrouding
• camouflaging
• curtaining
• veiling
• blanketing
• overshadowing
• occulting
• screening
• blotting out
• papering over
• belying
• covering (up)
• smothering
• darkening
• shading
• obstructing
• whitewashing
• varnishing
• clouding
• glossing (over)
• occluding
• eclipsing
• overcasting
• gilding
• beclouding
• bedimming
• befogging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• showing
• disclosing
• revealing
• displaying
• uncovering
• exposing
• divulging
• baring
• presenting
• bringing out
• unmasking
• unveiling
• uncloaking
• clarifying
• illuminating
• spreading
• publishing
• proclaiming
• publicizing
• broadcasting
• advertising
• getting out
• airing

3

as in lurking

to remain out of sight

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lurking
• lying
• skulking
• sneaking
• reposing
• lying low
• slinking
• evading
• holing up
• avoiding
• eluding
• sitting tight

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appearing
• coming out
• showing up
• turning up
• materializing

hiding

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verb (2)

present participle of hide

1

as in licking

to strike repeatedly

the grizzled quartermaster threatened to hide any soldier caught stealing provisions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• licking
• doing
• pounding
• whipping
• attacking
• lashing
• knocking
• beating
• hitting
• slapping
• pelting
• battering
• smashing
• punching
• assaulting
• slamming
• raiding
• batting
• thumping
• bashing
• spanking
• chopping
• switching
• mauling
• pummeling
• tanning
• hammering
• paddling
• pummelling
• smacking
• storming
• fibbing
• clubbing
• working over
• whacking
• thrashing
• swiping
• flogging
• punching out
• slogging
• currying
• buffeting
• bludgeoning
• tromping
• lambasting
• boxing
• lathering
• slating
• whopping
• whapping
• cracking
• pommelling
• belting
• lacing
• basting
• belaboring
• rushing
• whaling
• messing (up)
• walloping
• pommeling
• roughing (up)
• drubbing
• wounding
• threshing
• whupping
• swatting
• pasting
• beating up on
• assailing
• socking
• birching
• descending (on or upon)
• bunging up
• clobbering
• busting
• strapping
• jumping (on)
• thwacking
• clouting
• cuffing
• cudgelling
• besetting
• lamming
• laying on
• cudgeling
• pouncing (on or upon)
• flagellating
• whamming
• mutilating
• caning
• whomping
• scourging
• lacerating
• mangling
• blackjacking
• fustigating
• pistol-whipping
• leathering
• cowhiding
• rawhiding
• goring
• horsewhipping
• maiming

2

as in whipping

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

• whipping
• slashing
• flicking
• switching
• cutting
• hitting
• knocking
• slapping
• flailing
• lashing
• licking
• tanning
• thrashing
• punching
• flogging
• flagellating
• banging
• spanking
• smacking
• clipping
• swiping
• scourging
• batting
• whacking
• whaling
• pounding
• leathering
• mauling
• cowhiding
• rawhiding
• strapping
• beating
• horsewhipping
• birching
• clapping
• thumping
• swatting
• quirting
• cracking
• boxing
• clubbing
• bashing
• knouting
• pelting
• socking
• slugging
• caning
• cudgelling
• busting
• touching up
• pummeling
• battering
• clobbering
• pasting
• bopping
• hammering
• cudgeling
• paddling
• thwacking
• mangling
• pummelling
• cuffing
• fibbing
• smiting
• clouting
• working over
• blackjacking
• roughing
• slogging
• lamming
• fustigating
• buffeting
• bludgeoning
• tromping
• lambasting
• lathering
• pistol-whipping
• whopping
• slating
• whapping
• belting
• walloping
• basting
• pommelling
• lacing
• bunging
• belaboring
• pommeling
• drubbing
• threshing
• whupping

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of hiding

Verb

Rushdie himself was attacked on stage at an event in upstate New York in 2022 after coming out of hiding. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024

Rushdie himself was attacked on stage at an event in upstate New York in 2022 after coming out of hiding. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024

Be fair by not hiding behind legal jargon or pages of abusively one-sided terms. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024

Their fans tried to avoid recognition by hiding their faces under paper bags. —Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024

Their fans tried to avoid recognition by hiding their faces under paper bags. —Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024

Their fans tried to avoid recognition by hiding their faces under paper bags. —Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024

Their fans tried to avoid recognition by hiding their faces under paper bags. —Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024

Be fair by not hiding behind legal jargon or pages of abusively one-sided terms. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024