HIDES Synonyms: 271 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of hide

as in conceals

to put into a hiding place the thief had hidden the stolen jewelry under the floorboards

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as in obscures

to keep secret or shut off from view he tried to hide his criminal past she hid the cat's litter box behind a screen

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as in lurks

to remain out of sight he hid in the closet while his roommate lied to the probation officer

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hides

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of hide

as in licks

to strike repeatedly the grizzled quartermaster threatened to hide any soldier caught stealing provisions

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as in whips

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible threatened to hide the boys with his cane if he ever found them on his property again

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hides

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noun

plural of hide

as in pelts

the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value seal hides are used by Eskimos to make footwear, boats, shelters, bags, and clothing

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as in leathers

the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use boots made of shiny alligator hide

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Avoid VPNs or anything that hides your location. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 June 2026 Drama hides a hero’s flaws; comedy exaggerates it. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 25 June 2026 Other supplements come in gelatin capsules, made from collagen derived from cow and pig bones and hides, or mixed with dairy binders such as lactose and sodium caseinate. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Below the dash, the center console is simplified with a small panel of control buttons, a wireless phone charge pad, cup holders and an arm rest that hides a bit of storage space. — Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The main event is its almost-sheer yet transformative coverage that hides pores, redness, and wrinkles, all the while imparting deep hydration via hyaluronic acid. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 26 June 2026 Long-term, debilitating nerve pain, called postherpetic neuralgia, is the most common complication of shingles because the varicella-zoster virus hides in the peripheral nervous system. — Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 28 June 2026 Also in Scorsese’s film, Cady’s crimes are so galling that Sam, Cady’s defense lawyer, breaks his own oath to his client and hides evidence that might have helped get Cady off (a change from MacDonald’s novel). — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026 The mostly spherical design also resembles its main rival, the Echo Dot Max, but while Amazon's speaker offers touch controls on a small concave plastic panel on the front, the Google Home Speaker hides them under a colorful, mesh surface to maintain a uniform look on the upper part of the device. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 24 June 2026

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Concrete roads poured over the grassy hides of once-mighty creatures. — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026 Then back by a slightly different route, past more hides and oiled walnut and blued steel. — John Madson, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026 Plastic hides in more places than most people realize — from tea bags and coffee pods to food containers, cutting boards and even kitchen sponges. — Ryan Brennan may 11, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026 Having both metals arranged in this way turns the stinger into a biological spear capable of punching through tough hides or exoskeletons of prey. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026 The systematic extirpation of those animals would not occur until the global demand for hides increased and the weapons to shoot their sources spread over the continent. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 The intimate, high-design interior is replete with a royal scepter–like shifter, rich wood veneers, and unblemished hides sourced from Scandinavian bulls. — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 12 June 2026 Exemptions include leather, shearling and hides from animals raised primarily for the food industry, as well as vintage fur, Indigenous subsistence hunting practices and synthetic fur alternatives. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 15 May 2026 In town, delve into the city's pottery roots at Pottery Museum of Red Wing, and stop by the Red Wing Shoe Store and Museum to see world’s largest boot—a size 638 ½ made from 80 hides of leather, standing over 20 feet tall. — Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 7 May 2026

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That statistic should be alarming, given that only about 30% of single-family homes in Chicago have central air, compared with 76% nationwide — an average that conceals a starker reality.

— Chuka Onuh, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Paromita, a widowed teacher, conceals her loneliness behind the cover of duty and routine, while Shefali, a working wife, hides her bruises beneath concealer and silence.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 June 2026

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These passages are called portages, a term derived from English and French trappers who, alongside Indigenous nations like the Ojibwe and the Dakota, collected pelts for the lucrative fur trade from the late 17th century to the early 19th.

— John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
The beautiful array of their divergent sizes and pelts coalesced as oils on canvas and rendered their exploits almost dreamlike.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

Definition of pelts

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At the same time, advances in synthetic leathers were increasingly becoming more attractive for shoe makers in terms of both performance and production cost.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Extending the footwear offering is a Birkenstock x Sacai utility bag, available in two sizes and crafted using the same premium natural and suede leathers featured throughout the footwear collection.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 28 June 2026

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The algorithm buries it because the pattern is easy to detect.

— Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Hollis buries herself in work in an attempt to escape her complicated grief, while aspiring filmmaker Caroline copes by making snarky remarks and bristling at her mom's efforts to connect.

— Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026

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