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Broader term 5

Activity 76% connected

The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Concealment 76% connected

The act of concealing; the state of being concealed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Privacy 76% connected

The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Privateness 76% connected

Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy; secrecy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Secrecy 76% connected

The state or quality of being hidden; as, his movements were detected in spite of their secrecy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 10

Burial 76% connected

A grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Burying 76% connected

of Bury

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Cover 76% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Covering 76% connected

of Cover

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Disguise 76% connected

To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mask 76% connected

A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Masking 76% connected

of Mask

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Screening 76% connected

of Screen

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Stealing 76% connected

of Steal

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Stealth 76% connected

The act of stealing; theft.

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Concealing 92% connected

of Conceal

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Concealment 92% connected

The act of concealing; the state of being concealed.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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