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TELL Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word tell. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For TELL

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conceal
verbv
verb

• prevent from being seen or discovered

• hold back; keep from being perceived by others

deceive
verbv
verb

• be false to; be dishonest with

• cause someone to believe an untruth

hide
verbv
noun

• the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

• body covering of a living animal

verb

• prevent from being seen or discovered

• be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety

• cover as if with a shroud

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

mislead
verbv
verb

• lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

• give false or misleading information to

show
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an act or social event involving a public performance or entertainment

• something intended to communicate a particular impression

• pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression

verb

• give an exhibition of to an interested audience

• establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

• provide evidence for

• make visible or noticeable

• show in, or as in, a picture

• give expression to

• indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

• be or become visible or noticeable

• indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

• give evidence of, as of records

• take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums

• finish third or better in a horse or dog race

silence
nounn
noun

• the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)

• the absence of sound

• a refusal to speak when expected

• the trait of keeping things secret

verb

• cause to be quiet or not talk

• keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure

suppress
verbv
verb

• bring under control by force or authority

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

• put out of one's consciousness

• lessen to the point of stopping

withhold
verbv
verb

• hold back; refuse to hand over or share

• retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments

keep quiet
verb

• refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information

ask
verb, nounv, n
verb

• make a request or demand for something to somebody

• direct or put; seek an answer to

• consider obligatory; request and expect

• address a question to and expect an answer from

• require as useful, just, or proper

• make a date

• require or ask for as a price or condition

Alternatives for CONCEAL

Alternatives for DECEIVE

Alternatives for HIDE

Alternatives for MISLEAD

Alternatives for SHOW

Alternatives for SILENCE

Alternatives for SUPPRESS

Alternatives for WITHHOLD

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