Basic Details
Word: Concealed
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Hidden, or kept out of sight or secret on purpose. It is the past tense of conceal and is also used as an adjective, as in a concealed door.
Synonyms: hidden, covered, disguised, masked
Antonyms: revealed, exposed, disclosed
How to Spell Concealed
Syllables: con - cealed
Tricky part: The middle is ceal, with a soft c and ea, as in seal and heal. Students write consealed or concieled.
Watch out for: consealed, concieled, conceeled
Memory tip: Picture a seal hiding under the ice: con + ceal + ed, where ceal sounds just like seal but starts with c.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The cat concealed itself under the bed during the thunderstorm.
Example 2: A secret drawer was concealed behind the bookshelf.
Example 3: She concealed her nervousness with a big smile.
Fun Fact
Many moths and stick insects stay concealed by looking like bark, leaves or twigs, a defence that scientists call camouflage.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word concealed as used in the sentence:
The pirate's map showed where the gold was concealed beneath a palm tree.
a) buried
b) hidden
c) covered
d) revealed
Show answer
d) revealed. To reveal is to show what was hidden; hidden, buried and covered all keep the gold out of sight.
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
con_e_led
a) s, e
b) s, a
c) c, i
d) c, a
Show answer
d) c, a. The c before the e is soft, and ea gives the long e sound, as in seal.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The smuggler had ldnaceeoc the diamonds inside a hollow coconut.
a) conceded
b) cancelled
c) congealed
d) concealed
Show answer
d) concealed. Two c's, one l and a single d: only concealed matches, as congealed has a g and cancelled two l's.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A concealed entrance is one that ____.
a) is very wide
b) faces the main road
c) is hard to see
d) is always locked
Show answer
c) is hard to see
2. The noun for the act of concealing something is ____.
a) concealment
b) concession
c) conceit
d) conception
Show answer
a) concealment
