Cover up and Explain

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Cover up

Cover up verb - To keep from being publicly known.
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Explain is an antonym for cover up in topics: lie, conceal, conceal truth.

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.
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Cover up is an antonym for explain.
Nearby Words: explanation, explained, explaining, explicable, explainable
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  • For once, a person who didn't cheat but is in circumstances that can lead to Mistaken for Cheating does the sensible thing and plans to explain the situation to their SO instead of trying to cover up the non-affair for fear of not being believed.
    Source: Happily Married / Live-Action TV
  • Webcomic / Noblesse Gas Leak Cover Up: Used once by Tao to explain in lieu of the schoolchildren getting kidnapped again.
    Source: Webcomic / Noblesse
  • Series / Veronica Mars As described by Veronica: "Christmas in Neptune is, was, and always will be about the trappings - the lights and the tinsel they use to cover up the sordidness, the corruption." Motive Rant - Used a lot in the show, by the bad guys to explain their actions.
    Source: Series / Veronica Mars
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