concealed
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Hidden or kept secret: Refers to something that has been deliberately placed out of sight or obscured from knowledge.
- Not visible or obvious: Describes something that is not readily accessible to view or perception.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The detective found a concealed weapon in the suspect's jacket.
- The room had a concealed door behind a bookshelf.
- The report warned of concealed dangers in the old machinery.
Advanced Usage
- "to remain concealed": to stay hidden or out of sight.
- The soldiers remained concealed in the forest until nightfall.
- "concealed from view": not visible to an observer.
- The nest was cleverly concealed from view among the thick branches.
Variants and Related Words
- Conceal (verb): to hide or keep something secret.
- He tried to conceal his disappointment.
- Concealment (noun): the action of hiding something or the state of being hidden.
- The concealment of evidence is a crime.
Synonyms
- Hidden: put or kept out of sight.
- Secret: kept from knowledge or view.
- Obscured: kept from being seen; concealed.
Antonyms
- Revealed: made known; shown.
- Exposed: left uncovered or unprotected; made visible.
- Visible: able to be seen.
Related Phrases
- Concealed carry: the practice of carrying a concealed weapon in public.
- He has a permit for concealed carry.
- Concealed costs: expenses that are not immediately apparent.
- The low ticket price did not include many concealed costs.
Adjective
- hidden on any grounds for any motive
- a concealed weapon
- a concealed compartment in his briefcase
- not accessible to view
- concealed (or hidden) damage
- in stormy weather the stars are out of sight