concealing

con·ceal  (kn-sl)

tr.v. con·cealed, con·ceal·ing, con·ceals

To keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; hide. See Synonyms at hide¹.

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[Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler, from Latin conclre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + clre, to hide; see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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con·ceala·ble adj.

con·cealment n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	concealing - the activity of keeping something secret hiding, concealment activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" disguise, camouflage - the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise" mask - activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship" masking, screening, cover, covering - the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft" cover - a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent); "her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment" cover-up - concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public burying, burial - concealing something under the ground smoke screen, smokescreen - an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures" stealth, stealing - avoiding detection by moving carefully money laundering - concealing the source of illegally gotten money
Adj.	1.	concealing - covering or hiding; "the concealing darkness"; "concealing curtains prevented discovery" revealing - showing or making known; "her dress was scanty and revealing"