What is another word for coverup?
1353 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ kˈʌvəɹˌʌp], [ kˈʌvəɹˌʌp], [ k_ˈʌ_v_ə_ɹ_ˌʌ_p]
The word "coverup" refers to an attempt to conceal or hide something, often a mistake or wrongdoing. There are several synonyms for this word, including camouflage, concealment, suppression, and whitewash. Camouflage refers to the act of disguising something to make it blend in with its surroundings, while concealment implies a more intentional effort to keep something hidden from view. Suppression, on the other hand, suggests a deliberate attempt to prevent information from being revealed, often through force or intimidation. Whitewash refers to a more specific type of coverup that involves painting over something to hide its true nature. Regardless of the term used, a coverup often indicates an attempt to obscure the truth and avoid accountability.
Synonyms for Coverup:
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n.
• camouflage- beard ,
- blind ,
- cloak ,
- cover ,
- deceit ,
- faking ,
- guise ,
- mask ,
- mimicry ,
- paint ,
- red herring ,
- shade ,
- shroud ,
- veil .
- Obscuration ,
- cover-up ,
- covering ,
- curtain ,
- fig leaf ,
- hide-out ,
- hideaway ,
- laundromat ,
- obliteration ,
- occultation ,
- privacy ,
- secretion ,
- smoke screen ,
- wraps .
- Closeting ,
- Disguising ,
- burial ,
- complicity ,
- concealment ,
- conspiracy ,
- front ,
- hush-up ,
- masking ,
- placing under wraps ,
- pretense ,
- seal of secrecy ,
- smoke-screen ,
- veil of secrecy .
- artifice ,
- bilk ,
- bluff ,
- catch ,
- cheat ,
- chicane ,
- con ,
- con game ,
- confidence game ,
- crock ,
- decoy ,
- device ,
- dodge ,
- fallacy ,
- fast one ,
- fast shuffle ,
- feint ,
- fib ,
- fraud ,
- gimmick ,
- hoax ,
- hogwash ,
- hustle ,
- illusion ,
- imposture ,
- lie ,
- malarkey ,
- mare's-nest ,
- ride ,
- ruse ,
- scam ,
- sham ,
- shuck ,
- snare ,
- snow job ,
- sting ,
- stratagem ,
- swindle ,
- trap ,
- wile ,
- wrinkle .
- charade ,
- color ,
- coloring ,
- costume ,
- counterfeit ,
- dress ,
- facade ,
- face ,
- false front ,
- get-up ,
- make-believe ,
- pageant ,
- pen name ,
- pretension ,
- pretentiousness ,
- pseudonym ,
- put-on ,
- trickery ,
- veneer .
- ambiguity ,
- amphibology ,
- casuistry ,
- cop out ,
- deception ,
- deceptiveness ,
- delusion ,
- distortion ,
- double entendre ,
- double meaning ,
- double talk ,
- doubtfulness ,
- duplicity ,
- equivocality ,
- fibbing ,
- hedging ,
- line ,
- lying ,
- misrepresentation ,
- prevarication ,
- quibbling routine ,
- run-around ,
- shuffling ,
- sophistry ,
- speciousness ,
- spuriousness ,
- stonewall ,
- tergiversation ,
- waffle .
- alibi ,
- apology ,
- defense ,
- expedient ,
- extenuation ,
- fish story ,
- grounds ,
- justification ,
- makeshift ,
- mitigation ,
- plea ,
- pretext ,
- rationalization ,
- regrets ,
- routine ,
- semblance ,
- shift ,
- song ,
- song and dance ,
- stall ,
- story ,
- substitute ,
- subterfuge ,
- trick ,
- vindication .
- Untruism ,
- canard ,
- dishonesty ,
- equivocation ,
- erroneousness ,
- error ,
- fable ,
- fabrication ,
- fakery ,
- fallaciousness ,
- falseness ,
- falsity ,
- feigning ,
- fibbery ,
- fiction ,
- figment ,
- half truth ,
- mendacity ,
- misstatement ,
- perjury ,
- tale ,
- tall tale ,
- untruth ,
- untruthfulness ,
- whopper ,
- yarn .
- air ,
- aspect ,
- bearing ,
- carriage ,
- countenance ,
- demeanor ,
- display ,
- expression ,
- exterior ,
- fake ,
- figure ,
- manner ,
- mien ,
- phony ,
- port ,
- presence ,
- show ,
- window dressing .
- Disguisement ,
- affectation ,
- appearance ,
- dissembling ,
- domino ,
- hood ,
- pose ,
- posture ,
- simulation ,
- visage ,
- visor .
- Mardi Gras ,
- carnival ,
- circus ,
- costume ball ,
- festivity ,
- impersonation ,
- masked ball ,
- mummery ,
- personation ,
- revel .
- ploy .
Other synonyms:
- camouflage .
Other relevant words:
- aberration ,
- account ,
- act ,
- address ,
- ado ,
- aerate ,
- affect ,
- affectedness ,
- agate line ,
- agitate ,
- aim ,
- air out ,
- air travel ,
- airs ,
- airwave ,
- allegory ,
- allow ,
- alternate ,
- alternative ,
- amaze ,
- ambuscade ,
- ambush ,
- amphiboly ,
- anatomy ,
- ancestry ,
- annihilation ,
- anonym ,
- antic ,
- ape ,
- apery ,
- apologia ,
- apologise ,
- apologize ,
- apologue ,
- apostasy ,
- apparel ,
- appearing ,
- application ,
- apprehension ,
- argot ,
- argument ,
- argumentation ,
- armorial bearing ,
- arrange ,
- arrest ,
- assembly ,
- assembly line ,
- assume ,
- assumed ,
- atmosphere ,
- attire ,
- attitude ,
- aura ,
- aviation ,
- baby buggy ,
- baby carriage ,
- back ,
- backup ,
- backup man ,
- baffle ,
- bait ,
- bank ,
- bank line ,
- bare ,
- bastard ,
- battlefront ,
- beam ,
- bear witness ,
- bearded darnel ,
- bearing false witness ,
- beat ,
- becharm ,
- beg off ,
- beguile ,
- beguiler ,
- behavior ,
- behaviour ,
- bemock ,
- betray ,
- bevel ,
- bewilder ,
- bewitch ,
- bill ,
- billet ,
- binding ,
- birdcall ,
- birdsong ,
- bit ,
- bite ,
- blanket ,
- block out ,
- blood ,
- blood line ,
- bloodline ,
- blot out ,
- bluff out ,
- blusher ,
- bod ,
- bogus ,
- bold ,
- boldness ,
- bonnet ,
- book binding ,
- booth ,
- brass ,
- break ,
- breast ,
- breed ,
- breeze ,
- broadcast ,
- brood ,
- budge ,
- build ,
- bull ,
- bullet ,
- bullshit ,
- bunco ,
- buncombe ,
- bunk ,
- bunker ,
- bunko ,
- bunko game ,
- bunkum ,
- burn ,
- burying ,
- business ,
- business line ,
- bustle ,
- bustle about ,
- buzzword ,
- byssus ,
- cabal ,
- cable ,
- cakehole ,
- calculate ,
- call ,
- camber ,
- camo ,
- cant over ,
- cap ,
- caper ,
- captivate ,
- capture ,
- carbon black ,
- careen ,
- carp ,
- carrel ,
- carrell ,
- case ,
- catch up with ,
- caul ,
- cause ,
- cavil ,
- celebration ,
- cerement ,
- chaff ,
- chamfer ,
- change ,
- change over ,
- channel ,
- characterization ,
- charge ,
- charm ,
- chassis ,
- cheat on ,
- cheater ,
- cheating ,
- cheek ,
- chemise ,
- chess ,
- chicanery ,
- chisel ,
- chouse ,
- chronicle ,
- cipher ,
- circumvent ,
- cleaning ,
- cleansing ,
- cleanup position ,
- cleanup spot ,
- clip ,
- clothe ,
- clothes ,
- coach ,
- coating ,
- cock-and-bull story ,
- coif ,
- coiffe ,
- coiffure ,
- collar ,
- color in ,
- coloration ,
- coloring material ,
- colorise ,
- colorize ,
- colour ,
- colouration ,
- colouring ,
- colourise ,
- colourize ,
- coming into court ,
- communication channel ,
- compensate ,
- comportment ,
- comprehend ,
- compute ,
- computer error ,
- computer simulation ,
- concealing ,
- condone ,
- conduct ,
- confederacy ,
- confidence trick ,
- confront ,
- conjuration ,
- conjuring trick ,
- conk ,
- consist ,
- construction ,
- continue ,
- contrast ,
- contrivance ,
- convict ,
- cook ,
- count on ,
- course ,
- cover charge ,
- cover song ,
- cover up ,
- cover version ,
- covering fire ,
- covert ,
- cowl ,
- cowling ,
- cozenage ,
- crease ,
- credit line ,
- crinkle ,
- crisp ,
- crop ,
- cross ,
- crumple ,
- crushing ,
- cubicle ,
- cuckold ,
- curry ,
- curtailment ,
- curtilage ,
- cut across ,
- cut back ,
- cut through ,
- cypher ,
- darnel ,
- deal ,
- deceiver ,
- declination ,
- decorate ,
- defence ,
- defending team ,
- defense department ,
- defense force ,
- defense lawyers ,
- defense mechanism ,
- defense reaction ,
- defense team ,
- defensive measure ,
- defensive structure ,
- deformation ,
- defraud ,
- delight ,
- delineate ,
- demarcation ,
- demeanour ,
- demo ,
- demonstrate ,
- demurrer ,
- den ,
- denial ,
- department of defense ,
- depend on ,
- depend upon ,
- depict ,
- deportment ,
- deputise ,
- deputize ,
- descent ,
- describe ,
- design ,
- designate ,
- devolve on ,
- diddle ,
- digit ,
- dilly-dally ,
- dillydally ,
- dim ,
- discolor ,
- discolour ,
- dislodge ,
- displacement ,
- dissemble ,
- dissembler ,
- distort ,
- distorted shape ,
- dividing line ,
- dod ,
- dodging ,
- doodad ,
- doohickey ,
- doojigger ,
- dope ,
- double-dealing ,
- doubt ,
- drag one's feet ,
- drag one's heels ,
- drape ,
- drapery ,
- draw ,
- dress out ,
- dress up ,
- drive ,
- dubiety ,
- dubiousness ,
- duck ,
- dumbfound ,
- dupery ,
- duty period ,
- dwell ,
- earthenware jar ,
- eclipse ,
- elude ,
- emblazon ,
- embrace ,
- embrasure ,
- embryonic membrane ,
- enactment ,
- enamor ,
- enamour ,
- enchant ,
- enclothe ,
- encompass ,
- endorsement ,
- enjoy ,
- enshroud ,
- ensnare ,
- enter ,
- entombment ,
- entrance ,
- entrap ,
- envision ,
- equipage ,
- equivocalness ,
- eradication ,
- erroneous belief ,
- ersatz ,
- escape ,
- establish ,
- estimate ,
- evade ,
- evasiveness ,
- everyday ,
- evidence ,
- evince ,
- exchange ,
- exculpation ,
- exempt ,
- exhaust hood ,
- exhibit ,
- exoneration ,
- explain ,
- expose ,
- express ,
- extend ,
- eye mask ,
- eyeshade ,
- face fungus ,
- face up ,
- facet ,
- facial expression ,
- facing ,
- fair ,
- fairy story ,
- fairy tale ,
- fairytale ,
- faithlessness ,
- faker ,
- false ,
- false belief ,
- falsehood ,
- falsification ,
- falsify ,
- fancy ,
- fancy dress ,
- fancy-dress ball ,
- fantasy ,
- farce comedy ,
- fascinate ,
- fashion ,
- fastball ,
- fats domino ,
- fault ,
- faux ,
- feign ,
- fickleness ,
- fictionalisation ,
- fictionalization ,
- fictitious ,
- fictive ,
- fig ,
- figure of speech ,
- figurehead ,
- fill in ,
- fill-in ,
- filmdom ,
- fit out ,
- flesh ,
- flim-flam ,
- floor ,
- flummery ,
- flummox ,
- flurry ,
- fob ,
- foil ,
- font ,
- food color ,
- food coloring ,
- forcemeat ,
- forecast ,
- forepart ,
- forge ,
- form ,
- formula ,
- formulation ,
- fount ,
- four flush ,
- fox ,
- fracture ,
- frame ,
- fraudulence ,
- frock ,
- front end ,
- front line ,
- front man ,
- frontage ,
- frontal ,
- frustrate ,
- fudge ,
- full-dress ,
- fume ,
- function ,
- funfair ,
- furrow ,
- fuss ,
- gage ,
- gambit ,
- garb ,
- garment ,
- garnish ,
- gentle wind ,
- genus circus ,
- geological fault ,
- get ,
- get across ,
- get dressed ,
- get over ,
- ghost ,
- gin ,
- gismo ,
- gizmo ,
- gloss ,
- gloss over ,
- go-cart ,
- gob ,
- goldbrick ,
- goon ,
- grab ,
- grammatical construction ,
- grass ,
- gravel ,
- green goddess ,
- grimace ,
- groom ,
- gubbins ,
- guess ,
- guff ,
- guile ,
- habilitate ,
- half mask ,
- hallucination ,
- handle ,
- hatch ,
- haul ,
- hazard ,
- head covering ,
- head game ,
- heading ,
- heater ,
- hedge in ,
- hedgerow ,
- heraldic bearing ,
- hesitate ,
- hide ,
- hideout ,
- hiding ,
- hinge on ,
- hinge upon ,
- history ,
- hitch ,
- hocus-pocus ,
- hole ,
- hollowness ,
- hoodlum ,
- hook ,
- hornswoggle ,
- human body ,
- human face ,
- humbug ,
- humeral veil ,
- hummer ,
- hush up ,
- husk ,
- hypocrite ,
- idle words ,
- image ,
- imitative ,
- immobilise ,
- immobilize ,
- impersonate ,
- imposter ,
- imprimatur ,
- improvised ,
- incertitude ,
- inconstancy ,
- incubate ,
- indicate ,
- inflation ,
- inhibition ,
- inhumation ,
- inmate ,
- insect bite ,
- insincerity ,
- insure ,
- interchange ,
- interface ,
- interment ,
- jargon ,
- jazz ,
- jeer ,
- jeering ,
- jiggery-pokery ,
- job ,
- jockey ,
- joke ,
- jollify ,
- jury-rigged ,
- key ,
- killing ,
- kiosk ,
- kisser ,
- knavery ,
- lamp shade ,
- lampblack ,
- lampoon ,
- lampshade ,
- larboard ,
- largeness ,
- launderette ,
- lay ,
- learn ,
- legend ,
- legerdemain ,
- lens hood ,
- let ,
- let off ,
- level ,
- lie down ,
- lie in ,
- likeness ,
- line of business ,
- line of credit ,
- line of descent ,
- line of merchandise ,
- line of products ,
- line of reasoning ,
- line of work ,
- line up ,
- lineage ,
- lingo ,
- lip service ,
- locoweed ,
- locution ,
- logical argument ,
- look ,
- lop ,
- lurch ,
- lure ,
- lying in wait ,
- lying under oath ,
- magic ,
- magic trick ,
- mainsheet ,
- make ,
- make believe ,
- make happy ,
- make merry ,
- make-do ,
- malarky ,
- manifestation ,
- manipulate ,
- mannerism ,
- mantle ,
- manufacture ,
- masking piece ,
- masque ,
- masquerade ball ,
- masquerade costume ,
- masquerade party ,
- match ,
- material body ,
- maw ,
- melodic line ,
- melodic phrase ,
- melody ,
- memorise ,
- memorize ,
- meretriciousness ,
- military capability ,
- military posture ,
- military strength ,
- misplay ,
- misrepresent ,
- mistake ,
- mix ,
- mode ,
- model ,
- moderation ,
- modus operandi ,
- mount ,
- movement ,
- mug ,
- mulct ,
- mundane ,
- mystify ,
- name ,
- narration ,
- narrative ,
- natural covering ,
- nerve ,
- news report ,
- nicety ,
- nobble ,
- nom de guerre ,
- nom de plume ,
- nominal head ,
- nonpayment ,
- nonplus ,
- noose ,
- note ,
- nothingness ,
- nuance ,
- number ,
- obliquity ,
- obliterate ,
- obscure ,
- occupation ,
- opt out ,
- optical aberration ,
- origin ,
- ostentation ,
- ostentatiousness ,
- outside ,
- overcompensate ,
- overhear ,
- overlay ,
- overrefinement ,
- overtake ,
- pageantry ,
- pall ,
- palliation ,
- paltering ,
- pang ,
- panorama ,
- parable ,
- pardon ,
- parentage ,
- parody ,
- parry ,
- pasquinade ,
- pass over ,
- passenger car ,
- patois ,
- pattern ,
- peak ,
- pedigree ,
- perambulator ,
- permit ,
- perplex ,
- personal credit line ,
- personal line of credit ,
- personal manner ,
- personate ,
- phantasy ,
- phiz ,
- phone line ,
- phoney ,
- physical body ,
- physiognomy ,
- physique ,
- pick up ,
- picture ,
- pigment ,
- pin ,
- pin down ,
- pinch ,
- pious platitude ,
- pipeline ,
- pitch ,
- place ,
- play a joke on ,
- play a trick on ,
- play tricks ,
- plow ,
- pluck ,
- plume ,
- point ,
- pomposity ,
- pompousness ,
- port wine ,
- porthole ,
- portrayal ,
- position ,
- postiche ,
- pot ,
- pram ,
- prank ,
- preen ,
- preliminary prospectus ,
- present ,
- presentation ,
- pretence ,
- pretended ,
- pretender ,
- pretending ,
- prick ,
- primp ,
- privateness ,
- procedure ,
- procrastinate ,
- product line ,
- production line ,
- profess ,
- project ,
- projection screen ,
- prospect ,
- prove ,
- prune ,
- pseud ,
- psychotic belief ,
- public figure ,
- publicise ,
- publicize ,
- puffiness ,
- pull a fast one on ,
- pull someone's leg ,
- punk ,
- purse ,
- pushchair ,
- pusher ,
- put ,
- put off ,
- put on ,
- puzzle ,
- queer ,
- quelling ,
- question ,
- quotidian ,
- racket ,
- rag ,
- rail line ,
- railway line ,
- raiment ,
- rally ,
- rationalisation ,
- rationalise ,
- rationalize ,
- razz ,
- read ,
- reason ,
- recital ,
- reckon ,
- record ,
- refinement ,
- reflection ,
- reflexion ,
- refutation ,
- register ,
- relief ,
- relieve ,
- reliever ,
- render ,
- replace ,
- replacement ,
- report ,
- reposition ,
- reserve ,
- rest ,
- retreat ,
- revelry ,
- riddle ,
- rig ,
- rip off ,
- robe ,
- role player ,
- roll ,
- roll of tobacco ,
- rook ,
- rot ,
- rouge ,
- ruckle ,
- ruffle ,
- rumple ,
- run along ,
- sack ,
- sales booth ,
- sanction ,
- sand trap ,
- saying ,
- scene ,
- scheme ,
- scoff ,
- scoffing ,
- scotch ,
- screen out ,
- screening ,
- screenland ,
- screw ,
- scrunch ,
- scrunch up ,
- scuffle ,
- seam ,
- secernment ,
- seclusion ,
- second-stringer ,
- secrecy ,
- see ,
- self-justification ,
- send ,
- send-up ,
- sendup ,
- sens ,
- sepulture ,
- sess ,
- set ,
- shade off ,
- shadiness ,
- shadow ,
- shadowiness ,
- shaft ,
- shamble ,
- shambling ,
- shammer ,
- shape ,
- sheer ,
- sheet ,
- shenanigan ,
- shew ,
- shield ,
- shift key ,
- shifting ,
- shillyshally ,
- shimmy ,
- short letter ,
- short-change ,
- show up ,
- showing ,
- side ,
- side drum ,
- sidestep ,
- sieve ,
- silver screen ,
- simulate ,
- simulated ,
- sit ,
- skirt ,
- skulduggery ,
- skullduggery ,
- skunk ,
- slang ,
- slant ,
- sleek over ,
- slicker ,
- slickness ,
- slip ,
- smiler ,
- smoked herring ,
- smoking ,
- smut ,
- snap ,
- snare drum ,
- snatch ,
- snip ,
- social movement ,
- soma ,
- song dynasty ,
- soot ,
- sophism ,
- sophistication ,
- sort ,
- specter ,
- spectre ,
- splashiness ,
- spoil ,
- spook ,
- spread over ,
- stalk ,
- stalking-horse ,
- stalling ,
- stance ,
- stand ,
- stand in ,
- stand-in ,
- steerer ,
- stemma ,
- step in ,
- stick ,
- stifling ,
- sting operation ,
- stinging ,
- stir ,
- stock ,
- stop ,
- storey ,
- strain ,
- straining ,
- straw ,
- straw man ,
- strawman ,
- strength ,
- stroller ,
- strong-armer ,
- stubble ,
- stuff ,
- stupefy ,
- style ,
- sub ,
- subprogram ,
- subroutine ,
- subscriber line ,
- subtlety ,
- sung ,
- sung dynasty ,
- supplication ,
- swing ,
- swing music ,
- switch ,
- switching ,
- systematisation ,
- systematization ,
- tack ,
- tad ,
- take hold of ,
- take in ,
- takeoff ,
- taking into custody ,
- talk through one's hat ,
- tantalise ,
- tantalize ,
- taradiddle ,
- tare ,
- tarradiddle ,
- taunt ,
- tease ,
- teddy ,
- telephone circuit ,
- telephone line ,
- test ,
- testify ,
- thingamabob ,
- thingamajig ,
- thingmabob ,
- thingmajig ,
- thingumabob ,
- thingumajig ,
- thingummy ,
- thread ,
- thug ,
- thwart ,
- tilt ,
- tincture ,
- tinge ,
- tint ,
- tog ,
- tone ,
- top ,
- torture ,
- tough ,
- toughie ,
- trace ,
- track ,
- trade ,
- trammel ,
- trance ,
- transfer ,
- transformation ,
- transmission line ,
- transmit ,
- transmutation ,
- traverse ,
- treat ,
- trickster ,
- trim ,
- trip up ,
- trope ,
- tune ,
- turn ,
- turn on ,
- twinge ,
- twist ,
- twisting ,
- twit ,
- typeface ,
- uncertainty ,
- underwrite ,
- unreasoning ,
- unremarkable ,
- unsighted ,
- usher ,
- utility ,
- velum ,
- veneering ,
- vent ,
- ventilate ,
- venture ,
- verbal expression ,
- vernacular ,
- vex ,
- victimize ,
- video display ,
- view ,
- vista ,
- visual aspect ,
- visualise ,
- visualize ,
- vividness ,
- vizor ,
- vocal ,
- walloper ,
- wander ,
- wangle ,
- warrant ,
- wassail ,
- watch ,
- waver ,
- way ,
- wearing apparel ,
- weather sheet ,
- weed ,
- whacker ,
- whatchamacallit ,
- whatchamacallum ,
- whatsis ,
- whiskers ,
- whoop it up ,
- whoremaster ,
- whoremonger ,
- widget ,
- wind ,
- winding-clothes ,
- winding-sheet ,
- wobble ,
- work out ,
- work shift ,
- workaday ,
- wraith ,
- wrap up ,
- write up ,
- wrongdoing ,
- yap ,
- yard ,
- yard bird ,
- yardbird ,
- zephyr .
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How to use "Coverup" in context?
The word "coverup" has a wide range of meanings. In general, a coverup is a deliberate attempt to hide or conceal something. In a criminal context, a coverup typically involves attempts to conceal evidence of a crime or to prevent someone from learning the truth about what happened. In business, a coverup can involve concealing a mistake or deception. A politician or other public figure may also engage in a coverup when they try to conceal information about their personal or political relationships. In all these contexts, the goal is usually to protect the person or thing being covered up, or to advance someone's interests at the expense of the public's.
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