Cover up and Release

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Cover up verb - To keep from being publicly known.

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Release is an antonym for cover up in topics: take care of, restrain, prevent, avoid an issue.

Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Cover up is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

Jessica burned down a brothel to cover up the murder of the owner and release of all the enslaved girls.

Source: Roleplay / We Are Our Avatars Escapist

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Release and Cover up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cover_up/release

Cover up & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cover_up/release>.

Release or Cover up. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cover_up/release.

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