Synonyms of shrouds

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noun

plural of shroud

as in veils

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

the truth of the affair will always be hidden under a shroud of secrecy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• veils
• cloaks
• blankets
• curtains
• robes
• masks
• hoods
• coverings
• mantles
• wraps
• covers
• palls
• copes
• shields
• cover-ups
• penumbrae
• penumbras
• screens
• covertures
• blinds
• fig leaves
• façades
• disguises
• facades
• faces
• Trojan horses
• varnishes
• concealers
• camouflages
• veneers
• glosses
• fig leafs
• Potemkin villages

shrouds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of shroud

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as in conceals

to keep secret or shut off from view

shrouded the fact that the child had been adopted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conceals
• obscures
• hides
• covers
• masks
• cloaks
• curtains
• disguises
• veils
• enshrouds
• suppresses
• blankets
• screens
• overshadows
• papers over
• blocks
• belies
• blots out
• occults
• buries
• camouflages
• covers (up)
• smothers
• gilds
• shades
• varnishes
• clouds
• eclipses
• darkens
• obstructs
• occludes
• beclouds
• glosses (over)
• whitewashes
• overcasts
• bedims
• befogs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reveals
• discloses
• exposes
• displays
• shows
• uncovers
• unmasks
• unveils
• presents
• bares
• divulges
• brings out
• uncloaks
• illuminates
• clarifies
• proclaims
• spreads
• publishes
• advertises
• airs
• gets out
• publicizes
• broadcasts

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as in obscures

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

the smog shrouded our aerial view of the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscures
• blurs
• darkens
• blackens
• clouds
• shadows
• overshadows
• fogs
• dims
• mists
• beclouds
• hazes
• overcasts
• conceals
• befogs
• hides
• shades
• covers
• fuzzes (up)
• overclouds
• bedims
• masks
• eclipses
• cloaks
• curtains
• veils
• blears
• obliterates
• dislimns
• adumbrates
• camouflages
• disguises
• screens
• blots out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• illuminates
• lights (up)
• reveals
• exposes
• illumines
• lightens
• brightens
• uncovers
• unveils

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as in wraps

to surround or cover closely

during rainy season the summit of the mountain is shrouded in mist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wraps
• envelops
• encloses
• veils
• encases
• enshrouds
• drapes
• mantles
• encompasses
• muffles
• incloses
• enfolds
• cloaks
• enwraps
• involves
• bowers
• embraces
• encircles
• swathes
• embeds
• cocoons
• curtains
• embowers
• bosoms
• embosoms
• laps
• enswathes
• circumfuses
• blankets
• invests
• circles
• imbeds
• disguises
• masks
• swaddles
• overlays
• camouflages
• overspreads
• enwinds
• enlaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposes
• strips
• bares
• denudes