Synonyms of veils

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noun

plural of veil

as in shrouds

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

under the veil of descending darkness the thieves began their operation

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

veils

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verb

present tense third-person singular of veil

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as in conceals

to keep secret or shut off from view

a thicket of bushes veils the private beach from the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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as in wraps

to surround or cover closely

morning fog veiled the fields

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• exposes
• bares
• denudes