All coverup synonyms

noun coverup

• phoniness — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
• hedge — a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges.
• shuffle — to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
• weasel word — a word used to temper the forthrightness of a statement; a word that makes one's views equivocal, misleading, or confusing.
• complicity — Complicity is involvement with other people in an illegal activity or plan.
• conspiracy — Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal.
• burial — A burial is the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a grave in the ground.
• camouflage — Camouflage consists of things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint, which are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see military forces and equipment.
• concealment — Concealment is the state of being hidden or the act of hiding something.
• dissimulation — the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
• front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
• masking — a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.
• pretence — pretending or feigning; make-believe: My sleepiness was all pretense.
• pretense — pretending or feigning; make-believe: My sleepiness was all pretense.
• whitewash — a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc.
• closeting — Present participle of closet.
• smoke-screen — a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy.
• disguise — to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
• cloak — A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out.
• mask — a form of aristocratic entertainment in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, originally consisting of pantomime and dancing but later including dialogue and song, presented in elaborate productions given by amateur and professional actors.
• veil — a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
• beard — A man's beard is the hair that grows on his chin and cheeks.
• blind — Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged.
• cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
• deceit — Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.
• guise — François de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
• masquerade — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
• mimicry — the act, practice, or art of mimicking.
• paint — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
• screen — a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
• shade — the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
• shroud — a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
• red herring — a smoked herring.
• reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
• alibi — If you have an alibi, you can prove that you were somewhere else when a crime was committed.
• apology — An apology is something that you say or write in order to tell someone that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them.
• justification — a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
• pretext — something that is put forward to conceal a true purpose or object; an ostensible reason; excuse: The leaders used the insults as a pretext to declare war.
• rationalization — to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes.
• substitute — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
• trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
• cleanup — A cleanup is the removing of dirt, pollution, crime, or corruption from somewhere.
• defence — Defence is action that is taken to protect someone or something against attack.
• defense — the act or power of defending, or guarding against attack, harm, or danger
• grounds — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
• jive — swing music or early jazz.
• makeshift — a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
• mitigation — the act of mitigating, or lessening the force or intensity of something unpleasant, as wrath, pain, grief, or extreme circumstances: Social support is the most important factor in the mitigation of stress among adolescents.
• plea — an appeal or entreaty: a plea for mercy.
• routine — subroutine