Cover up and Spill

Opposite meaning terms

Cover up verb - To keep from being publicly known.

Usage example: the governor vainly tried to cover up the growing scandal

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Spill is an antonym for cover up.

Spill verb - To make known (as information previously kept secret).

Usage example: the actor's butler spilled the secret to a tabloid for $40,000

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Cover up is an antonym for spill.

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