1. (noun)head covering, veil a garment that covers the head and face Synonyms: head covering, caul, veil, velum, embryonic membrane, humeral veil Antonyms: unveil
2. (noun)veil, velum a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms Synonyms: head covering, caul, veil, velum, soft palate, embryonic membrane, humeral veil Antonyms: unveil
3. (noun)caul, veil, embryonic membrane the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) Synonyms: veil, humeral veil, gastrocolic omentum, caul, greater omentum, velum, head covering, embryonic membrane Antonyms: unveil
4. (verb)humeral veil, veil a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl Synonyms: veil, head covering, caul, velum, embryonic membrane, humeral veil Antonyms: unveil
5. (verb)veil to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil Synonyms: obscure, blot out, hide, obliterate Antonyms: unveil
6. (verb)obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing Synonyms: shroud, veil, mist, wipe out, confuse, blot out, enshroud, overcloud, kill, becloud, fog, blur, conceal, haze over, befog, obnubilate, cover, obliterate, obscure, hide out, efface, bedim, hide, cloud Antonyms: unveil
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'veil'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. veil Hide is the general term, including all the rest, signifying to put out of sight or beyond ready observation or approach; a thing may be hidden by intention, by accident, or by the imperfection o Synonyms: hide, bury, cover, entomb, overwhelm, suppress, cloak, disguise, inter, screen, veil, conceal, dissemble, mask, secrete Antonyms: admit, disclose, exhume, manifest, show, advertise, discover, expose, promulgate, tell, avow, disinter, lay bare, publish, uncover, betray, divulge, lay open, raise, unmask, confess, exhibit, make known, reveal, unveil
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