Definition for Veil:

• Something to intercept the view and hide an object; a curtain; a network covering used by females to cover the face; a cover; a disguise.

Synonyms for Veil:

• n.

  •
  • paint,
  • tissue,
  • layer,
  • scarf,
  • membrane,
  • web,
  • surface,
  • gauze,
  • plate,
  • kerchief.
  •
  • beanie,
  • boater,
  • baseball cap,
  • beret,
  • bathing cap,
  • bonnet,
  • biretta,
  • balaclava,
  • bearskin,
  • bandanna.
  •
  • obscurity,
  • darkness,
  • tuck away,
  • submerge,
  • rain,
  • twilight,
  • lie low,
  • dimness,
  • haze.
  •
  • plaster,
  • carpet,
  • wax,
  • varnish,
  • tile,
  • board over,
  • paper,
  • cement,
  • ice.
  •
  • color.
  •blind (noun)
  • blinker,
  • blinkers,
  • blindfold,
  • blindfolds.
  •camouflage (noun)
  • protective colorings,
  • plain brown wrappers,
  • dis simulations,
  • fakings,
  • dis-simulation,
  • false appearances,
  • dis simulation,
  • maskings,
  • dissimulations,
  • dis-simulations,
  • deceptive markings.
  •caul (noun)
  • caul.
  •cloud (noun)
  • sheep,
  • haziness,
  • fogginess,
  • overcast,
  • steam,
  • Woolpack,
  • pother,
  • Nebulosity,
  • ol' buttermilk sky,
  • pea soup,
  • mare's tail,
  • Thunderhead,
  • thunderheads.
  •concealment (noun)
  • Obscuration,
  • hide-outs,
  • obliteration,
  • obscurations,
  • occultation,
  • occultations,
  • hide-out,
  • fig leaf,
  • Laundromats,
  • laundromat.
  •cover (noun)
  • tent,
  • teguments,
  • TARPS,
  • window-dressing,
  • sheet,
  • tarp,
  • tegument,
  • false front.
  •covering (noun)
  • wrapping,
  • veneer,
  • coating,
  • shroud,
  • covering,
  • skin,
  • casing,
  • patina,
  • envelope,
  • dermis,
  • screening.
  •curtain (noun)
  • portieres,
  • oleos.
  •disguise (noun)
  • veiling,
  • facade.
  •eclipse (noun)
  • darkenings,
  • penumbrae,
  • de clines,
  • de cline,
  • de-clines,
  • dimmings,
  • de-cline.
  •embryonic membrane (noun)
  • embryonic membrane.
  •film (noun)
  • pellicle,
  • gauzes,
  • mistiness,
  • fabrics.
  •front (noun)
  • phonies.
  •head covering (noun)
  • head covering.
  •hood (noun)
  • yashmaks,
  • capuches.
  •humeral veil (noun)
  • humeral veil.
  •islam (noun)
  • chador,
  • burka,
  • caliph,
  • dervish,
  • caliphate,
  • ayatollah,
  • burqa,
  • allah,
  • crescent,
  • Black Muslim.
  •kerchief (noun)
  • head rail,
  • head rails,
  • headrails,
  • head-rail,
  • head-rails.
  •mantle (noun)
  • Palliums.
  •mask (noun)
  • dissemblings.
  •masquerade (noun)
  • costume balls.
  •pall (noun)
  • dis mays,
  • dis-mays,
  • dis may,
  • dis-may.
  •pretense (noun)
  • feignings,
  • pre tense,
  • in sincerities,
  • mis statements,
  • mis representation,
  • mis-representation,
  • pre-tense,
  • doubledealing,
  • pre tenses,
  • fakeries,
  • dumb acts,
  • mis-statements,
  • in-sincerities,
  • mis statement,
  • schticks,
  • posings,
  • in-sincerity,
  • in sincerity,
  • mis representations,
  • pre-tenses.
  •pretext (noun)
  • cover story,
  • cleanup,
  • cop-out,
  • cleanups,
  • cop-outs,
  • copout.
  •put-on (noun)
  • puton.
  •screen (noun)
  • dividers,
  • divider.
  •semblance (noun)
  • re-semblance,
  • re semblances,
  • re semblance.
  •shade (noun)
  • blinders,
  • visor,
  • barrier,
  • umbrella,
  • canopy,
  • venetian blind,
  • awning,
  • parasol,
  • panoply,
  • lamp shade,
  • sunshade.
  •shroud (noun)
  • grave clothes,
  • windingsheets,
  • cerecloths,
  • winding sheets.
  •velum (noun)
  • Palates.

• v.

  •bumble (verb)
  • Brambled.
  •camouflage (verb)
  • be-fogged,
  • dis-simulate,
  • be-fogs,
  • be clouds,
  • throws makeup,
  • be-fogging,
  • be fog,
  • be clouded,
  • be-clouded,
  • throwing on makeup,
  • dis-simulated,
  • dis-simulating,
  • throws on makeup,
  • be-cloud,
  • dis-simulates,
  • threw on makeup,
  • threw makeup,
  • throw makeup,
  • be-fog,
  • dis simulates,
  • dis simulating,
  • dis simulated,
  • be fogs,
  • be clouding,
  • throwing makeup,
  • be-clouding,
  • dis simulate,
  • be fogging,
  • be-clouds,
  • be fogged.
  •cloak (verb)
  • pretexting.
  •cloud (verb)
  • over-casting,
  • over casting.
  •conceal (verb)
  • puts in hole,
  • stay out sight,
  • stays out sight,
  • staid out sight,
  • stays out of sight,
  • puts in a hole,
  • puts hole,
  • staying out of sight,
  • put hole,
  • staid out of sight,
  • keeping secret,
  • lies low,
  • put in hole,
  • putting in hole,
  • lied low,
  • keeps dark,
  • tucking away,
  • stayed out sight,
  • stayed out of sight,
  • keeps secret,
  • putting hole,
  • kept dark,
  • putting in a hole,
  • put a hole,
  • keeping dark,
  • puts a hole,
  • putting a hole,
  • staying out sight,
  • tucks away.
  •contact (verb)
  • veil.
  •cover (verb)
  • enshroud,
  • blanket,
  • overlay,
  • encase,
  • sheath,
  • coat.
  •disguise (verb)
  • wore cheaters,
  • puts on false front,
  • made like,
  • doctors up,
  • be-lied,
  • glossing over,
  • puts up a front,
  • putting a front,
  • putting front,
  • be lied,
  • putting a false front,
  • glosses over,
  • puts up front,
  • put on front,
  • putting up front,
  • re-does,
  • dis guising,
  • put act,
  • puts a front,
  • doctoring up,
  • putting on a front,
  • dis-guising,
  • re-doing,
  • put a false front,
  • pre-tended,
  • put up front,
  • wears cheaters,
  • puts on front,
  • pre tends,
  • pre tend,
  • re done,
  • re-did,
  • putting false front,
  • putting up a front,
  • makes like,
  • be-lying,
  • putting on false front,
  • re-done,
  • doctored up,
  • puts a false front,
  • puts false front,
  • puts on a false front,
  • dis guised,
  • re did,
  • making like,
  • be lying,
  • puts on a front,
  • putting on a false front,
  • pre-tends,
  • put an act,
  • put a front,
  • wearing cheaters,
  • re does,
  • re doing,
  • putting on front,
  • dis-guised,
  • put front,
  • pre tending,
  • put false front,
  • pre-tending,
  • pre-tend,
  • puts front.
  •enclose (verb)
  • in duct,
  • closes in,
  • co-oped,
  • in tern,
  • in-terns,
  • in sert,
  • fences off,
  • co oped,
  • re-strict,
  • in ducted,
  • boxing up,
  • in-ducts,
  • re strict,
  • in ducting,
  • shuts in,
  • co oping,
  • blocks off,
  • in terns,
  • muring,
  • walled in,
  • shutting in,
  • in-ducting,
  • co-oping,
  • locks in,
  • blocking off,
  • in-sert,
  • boxed up,
  • Mured,
  • fencing off,
  • boxes up,
  • in-duct,
  • in ducts,
  • in-ducted,
  • walling in,
  • in-tern,
  • walls in.
  •enfold (verb)
  • sur rounding,
  • bear hugged,
  • sur-rounded,
  • sur rounded,
  • sur-rounding,
  • bear hugging.
  •gloss (verb)
  • mis-represent,
  • ex-plains,
  • ex-plained,
  • smoothed over,
  • mis representing,
  • ex plaining,
  • mis represent,
  • ex plain,
  • softpedal,
  • mis represented,
  • smoothing over,
  • mis-represented,
  • deaconing,
  • mis represents,
  • deaconed,
  • ex plained,
  • smooths over,
  • ex plains,
  • mis-representing,
  • ex-plaining,
  • ex-plain,
  • mis-represents.
  •hide (verb)
  • finesse,
  • shield,
  • launder,
  • whitewash,
  • beard,
  • dim,
  • drape,
  • stonewall.
  •infold (verb)
  • in folding,
  • in folded,
  • in-fold,
  • in folds,
  • in-folding,
  • in-folds,
  • in-folded.
  •mask (verb)
  • de fends,
  • de-fended,
  • de-fend,
  • de-fends,
  • de fend,
  • de fended,
  • de fending,
  • de-fending.
  •obscure (verb)
  • over-clouding,
  • muddies the waters,
  • over clouding,
  • double talking,
  • clouds issue,
  • clouding issue,
  • double-talking,
  • muddies waters,
  • doubletalk,
  • cloud issue,
  • muddying the waters,
  • muddied waters,
  • over-clouded,
  • muddying waters,
  • throw smoke screen,
  • muddied the waters,
  • throwing up smoke screen,
  • over clouded,
  • threw smoke screen,
  • double talked,
  • clouded the issue,
  • throwing smoke screen,
  • doubletalking,
  • clouded issue,
  • over-clouds,
  • over clouds,
  • be-dimming,
  • double-talked,
  • clouds the issue,
  • over cloud,
  • clouding the issue,
  • be-dimmed,
  • doubletalked,
  • throws up smoke screen,
  • be dimmed,
  • over-cloud,
  • threw up smoke screen,
  • be dimming,
  • throws smoke screen.
  •overshadow (verb)
  • out-shine,
  • leaved in shade,
  • leave the shade,
  • rose above,
  • ex celling,
  • leaves in shade,
  • ex-celling,
  • out-weigh,
  • leaved the shade,
  • rises above,
  • out shone,
  • leaves shade,
  • leaving in the shade,
  • over-shadowed,
  • over shadowed,
  • sur passed,
  • out-shining,
  • left the shade,
  • out-weighs,
  • out shine,
  • out weighing,
  • sur-passed,
  • ex celled,
  • over shadowing,
  • over-weigh,
  • sur-passing,
  • takes precedence,
  • leaving shade,
  • over-weighs,
  • over-shadowing,
  • over weighing,
  • out-shined,
  • left shade,
  • over-shadows,
  • sur-pass,
  • left in the shade,
  • over shadow,
  • leave in shade,
  • out weighs,
  • sur passes,
  • stole spotlight,
  • leaving in shade,
  • leaved shade,
  • over weighs,
  • over weighed,
  • out-weighing,
  • over shadows,
  • leaving the shade,
  • left in shade,
  • overweighs,
  • over-shadow,
  • leaved in the shade,
  • out-shines,
  • taking precedence,
  • out shined,
  • out-weighed,
  • took precedence,
  • over-weighing,
  • overweighed,
  • stealing spotlight,
  • out weighed,
  • sur pass,
  • leaves in the shade,
  • leaves the shade,
  • leave shade,
  • over-weighed,
  • steals spotlight,
  • sur-passes.
  •palliate (verb)
  • puts a band aid,
  • put a bandaid,
  • put on a bandaid,
  • putting band aid,
  • put on band aid,
  • putting on band aid,
  • putting on a band aid,
  • glozes,
  • putting a band aid,
  • put band-aid,
  • puts on bandaid,
  • puts bandaid,
  • apologizing for,
  • Glozed,
  • put bandaid,
  • making light of,
  • put on a band aid,
  • putting band-aid,
  • putting on bandaid,
  • put band aid,
  • put on bandaid,
  • puts on band aid,
  • putting on a band-aid,
  • puts band-aid,
  • apologized for,
  • putting a band-aid,
  • puts on a band aid,
  • quick fixed,
  • puts on band-aid,
  • quick fixt,
  • makes light of,
  • puts on a band-aid,
  • put a band aid,
  • quick fixing,
  • put a band-aid,
  • puts band aid,
  • putting bandaid,
  • puts on a bandaid,
  • putting a bandaid,
  • puts a bandaid,
  • apologizes for,
  • putting on a bandaid,
  • putting on band-aid,
  • put on band-aid,
  • puts a band-aid.
  •screen (verb)
  • umbraged,
  • umbraging,
  • walls off,
  • walled off,
  • walling off.
  •secrete (verb)
  • hides out,
  • keeping under wraps,
  • kept to oneself,
  • keeping quiet,
  • kept oneself,
  • hided out,
  • sweeping under rug,
  • keeps to oneself,
  • de-posits,
  • keeping oneself,
  • de posit,
  • de-posited,
  • stashing away,
  • swept under rug,
  • de-posit,
  • de posited,
  • kept under wraps,
  • keeps quiet,
  • keeps oneself,
  • de positing,
  • sweeps under rug,
  • de posits,
  • keep oneself,
  • de-positing,
  • kept quiet,
  • hid out,
  • hiding out,
  • keeps under wraps,
  • stashes away.
  •shadow (verb)
  • over-hanging,
  • over hangs.
  •shut off/shut out (verb)
  • de-barred,
  • de bars,
  • dis continued,
  • dis-continuing,
  • dis-continued,
  • be leaguered,
  • de barred,
  • re fuse,
  • dis continue,
  • locks out,
  • de barring,
  • be-leaguer,
  • locked out,
  • dis continuing,
  • de-bars,
  • de bar,
  • be leaguers,
  • re fuses,
  • be leaguer,
  • dis-continues,
  • locking out,
  • be-leaguers,
  • re fused,
  • be leaguering,
  • de-barring,
  • be-leaguering,
  • dis continues,
  • re fusing,
  • de-bar,
  • be-leaguered,
  • re-fuse,
  • re-fused,
  • dis-continue.
  •wrap (verb)
  • gift-wraps,
  • gift wrapped,
  • rolling up,
  • bundles up,
  • gift wrapping,
  • gift wrap,
  • gift-wrapt,
  • giftwrapping,
  • giftwrapped,
  • bundled up,
  • giftwrapt,
  • giftwraps,
  • rolls up,
  • rolled up,
  • gift wrapt,
  • giftwrap.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • false colors,
  • window dressing,
  • muffler.
  •
  • guise,
  • enwrap.
  •
  • hush,
  • coloring.
  •
  • clothe.
  •
  • put on,
  • invest.
  •bumble
  • bobble,
  • brambling,
  • bobbled,
  • bobbling,
  • bobbles.
  •cloud
  • Gloomed,
  • overcasting,
  • glooming.
  •conceal
  • snuck,
  • enshrouded,
  • ensconce,
  • lay low,
  • hole up,
  • keep secret,
  • keep dark,
  • stay out of sight,
  • tucked away,
  • lying low,
  • Slank,
  • slinks,
  • kept secret,
  • put in a hole.
  •cover
  • Canopying,
  • set on,
  • Hooded,
  • encasing,
  • canopied,
  • Mantling,
  • superposes,
  • Layering,
  • superpose,
  • overspread,
  • overspreads,
  • over spread,
  • mantled,
  • bush up,
  • carpeting,
  • Superposed,
  • board up,
  • Superposing,
  • do on the sly,
  • Hooding,
  • overspreading,
  • Housed,
  • encases,
  • carpeted,
  • layered,
  • super-imposed.
  •enclose
  • mew,
  • shut in,
  • interned,
  • set apart,
  • setting apart,
  • lock up,
  • fenced off,
  • locking up,
  • hem in,
  • Mures,
  • blockaded,
  • enclosed,
  • closing in,
  • locking in,
  • closed in,
  • blockading,
  • interning,
  • locks up,
  • locked up,
  • box up,
  • locked in,
  • close in,
  • Mure,
  • environ,
  • block off,
  • lock in,
  • wall in,
  • sets apart,
  • fence off.
  •enfold
  • Girdling,
  • Cinching,
  • Girdled,
  • Cinched.
  •enwrap
  • Embosom.
  •headgear
  • hat.
  •obscure
  • fuzzing,
  • Muddy Waters,
  • Hazing,
  • murking,
  • overclouded,
  • muddied,
  • muddies,
  • fuzzed,
  • throw up smoke screen,
  • GRAYS,
  • overclouding,
  • cloud the issue,
  • blinding,
  • graying,
  • blinded,
  • grayed,
  • overclouds,
  • overcloud,
  • muddy the waters,
  • Muddying,
  • Hazed,
  • murked.
  •screen
  • Bulwarking,
  • fend,
  • wall off,
  • Bulwarked,
  • shuttering,
  • shuttered.
  •shade
  • shaded,
  • be overcast,
  • Inumbrate,
  • clouded over,
  • cloud over,
  • cloud up,
  • clouding up,
  • cast a shadow.
  •shut out
  • shut out.
  •stash
  • Occulted,
  • occults,
  • stash,
  • Occulting.

Paraphrases for Veil:

• Independent

  • Foreign word
    voile.
  • Adjective
    cloudy.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    shroud, blanket, guise, kite, drape.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    headscarf, hijab, scarf.
  • Proper noun, singular
    headscarf, hijab, weil, scarf.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    cloak, headscarf, burqa, curtain, hijab, scarf.

Antonyms for Veil:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    exhume, betray, raise, exhibit, promulgate, advertise, publish, lay open, disinter, admit, make known, discover, confess, manifest, avow.

• v.

  • contact
    unveil.
  • hide
    show, unwrap, open, uncover, reveal, lay bare, unmask, expose, tell, let go.

Veil Sentence Examples:

• But she had no veil, and I felt rather disappointed about that.

• A blue veil spread over the distance.

Homophones for Veil:

• Vail, valle, vale, Vaile.

Hyponym for Veil:

• v.

  • contact
    hide, conceal.