HUSH (UP) Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

hush (up)

verb

Definition of hush (up)

as in to cover (up)

to keep from being publicly known the well-connected family was able to hush up the scandal so it never reached the papers

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suppress

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After security forces suppressed peaceful protests with lethal force, many opponents of military rule took up arms, plunging large parts of the country into conflict.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
What explains this difficulty in suppressing the Canal Street counterfeiters?

— Daniel Edward Rosen, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

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