Synonyms and Antonyms of veil
1
to keep secret or shut off from view
- a thicket of bushes veils the private beach from the road
belie, blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, enshroud, hide, mask, obscure, occult, paper over, screen, shroud, suppress
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
2
to surround or cover closely
- morning fog veiled the fields
bosom, bower, circumfuse, cocoon, embosom, embower, embrace, enclose (also inclose), encompass, enfold, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, invest, involve, lap, mantle, muffle, shroud, swathe, wrap
curtain, drape
embed (also imbed), encase
swaddle
blanket, overlay, overspread
camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask
circle, encircle, enlace, enwind
