Synonyms of cover (up)

cover (up) 1 of 2

verb

as in to suppress

to keep from being publicly known

the governor vainly tried to cover up the growing scandal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suppress
• hush (up)
• silence
• stifle
• censor
• throttle
• burke
• muzzle
• quash
• gag
• repress
• squash
• strangle
• spike
• squelch
• black out
• smother

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• show up
• reveal
• expose
• uncover
• tell
• disclose
• unmask
• divulge
• spill
• publish
• unveil
• spread
• debunk
• broadcast
• circulate
• report
• describe
• uncloak
• relate
• recount
• blab
• recite
• narrate
• rehearse

cover-up

2 of 2

noun

ˈkə-vər-ˌəp 

as in veil

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

that contrived burglary was just a cover-up for murder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• veil
• cloak
• shroud
• wraps
• blanket
• mask
• robe
• pall
• curtain
• covering
• mantle
• hood
• cover
• cope
• coverture
• shield
• camouflage
• penumbra
• screen
• disguise
• blind
• concealer
• facade
• veneer
• Trojan horse
• varnish
• gloss
• fig leaf
• face
• Potemkin village

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cover (up)

Noun

Subsequent revelations or cover-ups will turn a molehill into a mountain. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Sandner has suggested the conflicting records could point to a possible murder cover-up by police officials sympathetic to the Nazi Party. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2026

Sopranos writer and Tulsa King creator Terence Winter is going from organized crime to the world’s biggest cover-up. — Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Others reject the celebration of Thanksgiving as a cover-up for colonial atrocities committed against Indigenous peoples. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026