hide vs conceal

Both 'hide' and 'conceal' are correct and commonly used in English. They can be used interchangeably to mean to keep something out of sight or to prevent it from being known. The choice between 'hide' and 'conceal' may depend on the context or personal preference.

Last updated: April 07, 2024

hide

The word 'hide' is correct and commonly used in English to mean to put or keep something out of sight.

You can use 'hide' when you want to talk about keeping something out of sight or making it difficult to find. It is a simple and commonly used word in everyday language.

Examples:

She hid the present behind the couch.
The children hid in the closet during the game of hide-and-seek.
He hid his emotions well during the meeting.

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You can hide things in vocabulary.
Invisi-parel sure can hide the goods.
Another observational tool to hide behind.
Unlikely he could hide in a hospital.
Especially someone trying to hide their activity.
People hide themselves behind their faces.
They always hide behind rules and children.
Our trousers efficiently hide our shapes.
The beard helped hide my heritage.
Lots of space to hide illicit activity.
Real magic has nothing to hide.
Actually, there's nothingto hide.
You better use my teleportation machine to hide.
That'd sure be something to hide.
Go hide under mummy's skirt.
Remember the missing chimp can hide high or low.
Expose the secrets we so desperately try to hide...
Americans always say they have nothing to hide.
Tried to hide Apple Seed to protect human.
We need someplace close to hide.

Alternatives:

conceal
cover
mask
obscure
shroud

conceal

The word 'conceal' is correct and commonly used in English to mean to keep something from being seen or known.

You can use 'conceal' when you want to talk about hiding something in a more formal or deliberate way. It is often used in contexts where secrecy or deception is involved.

Examples:

She concealed her true identity from her colleagues.
The spy concealed the microfilm in a secret compartment.
He tried to conceal his disappointment with a smile.

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I cannot conceal our condition from the british indefinitely.
Easy weapon to construct... and conceal.
Further statements, detailed discussions, are not to conceal responsibility, because I'm the responsible officer of the government...
No bushel could possibly conceal a light like mine.
TAYLOR: They made no attempt to conceal the body.
But you had to kill seven innocent people to conceal that fact.
A son's sweet expression could conceal boundless rage.
They made no attempt to conceal their arrival.
All well-brought-up women conceal their emotions.
Conversation was invented by humans to conceal reality.
Wellington made no attempts to conceal his friendship with Arbuthnot.
Meaning the artist was trying to conceal something.
You can't even conceal his name.
Most graves conceal three or four burial layers.
Please conceal my departure as long as possible.
If she wants to conceal her identity, we must respect her wishes.
We can't destroy, move, alter, conceal evidence.
No thickness of enamel could conceal value from his eyes.
No one cares enough even to conceal their feelings about the Countess.
We can't conceal that you were a trainee.

Alternatives:

hide
mask
obscure
shroud
camouflage

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