Synonyms and Antonyms of belie
1
to give a misleading impression of
- his bright smile belied his actual mood, which was really one of great sadness
contradict
camouflage, cloak, conceal, counterfeit, disguise, hide, mask, obscure
color, deceive, distort, falsify, garble, mislead, misrender, misreport, twist
dissemble, feign, pretend
2
to prove to be false
- the latest information belies the old theory
document, evidence, evince, record, show, support, witness
back (up), buttress, corroborate, substantiate
adduce, attest, authenticate, certify, identify
demonstrate, display, illustrate, manifest
3
to keep secret or shut off from view
- the security council issued false assurances that belied the true gravity of the situation
blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, enshroud, hide, mask, obscure, occult, paper over, screen, shroud, suppress, veil
bury, camouflage, cover (up), smother
gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash
becloud, bedim, befog, block, cloud, darken, eclipse, obstruct, occlude, overcast, overshadow, shade
bare, disclose, display, divulge, expose, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil
