Antonyms of verb hide

1 of 4 senses of hide

Sense 1
hide, conceal -- (prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money")
       Antonym of show (Sense 4)
      => show -- (make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hide

4 senses of hide

Sense 1
hide, conceal -- (prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money")

Sense 2
hide, hide out -- (be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana")

Sense 3
shroud, enshroud, hide, cover -- (cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery")
       => envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose -- (enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house")

Sense 4
obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide -- (make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Antonyms of adj hidden

3 senses of hidden

Sense 1
concealed, hidden, out of sight -- (not accessible to view; "concealed (or hidden) damage"; "in stormy weather the stars are out of sight")

INDIRECT (VIA invisible) -> visible, seeable -- (capable of being seen; or open to easy view; "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files")

Sense 2
hidden, secret -- (designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk")

INDIRECT (VIA concealed) -> unconcealed -- (not concealed or hidden; "her unconcealed hostility poisoned the atmosphere"; "watched with unconcealed curiosity")

Sense 3
hidden, obscure -- (difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat")

INDIRECT (VIA concealed) -> unconcealed -- (not concealed or hidden; "her unconcealed hostility poisoned the atmosphere"; "watched with unconcealed curiosity")

Similarity of adj hidden

3 senses of hidden

Sense 1
concealed, hidden, out of sight -- (not accessible to view; "concealed (or hidden) damage"; "in stormy weather the stars are out of sight")
       => invisible (vs. visible), unseeable -- (impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye; "the invisible man"; "invisible rays"; "an invisible hinge"; "invisible mending")

Sense 2
hidden, secret -- (designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk")
       => concealed (vs. unconcealed) -- (hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase")

Sense 3
hidden, obscure -- (difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat")
       => concealed (vs. unconcealed) -- (hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase")

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