papers over

The phrase “papers over” has 4 syllables: pa-pers o-ver

It's pronounced as /ˈpeɪ.pərz ˈoʊ.vər/


What is synonym and antonym for papers over?

In the thesaurus, “papers over” has 58 synonyms and 27 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for papers over along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for papers over

Antonyms for papers over

  • advertises
  • airs
  • bares
  • brings out
  • broadcasts
  • clarifies
  • discloses
  • displays
  • divulges
  • exposes
  • gets out
  • heeds
  • illuminates
  • marks
  • minds
  • notes
  • presents
  • proclaims
  • publicizes
  • publishes
  • reveals
  • shows
  • spreads
  • uncloaks
  • uncovers
  • unmasks
  • unveils

Example Sentences

  • He tends to papers over the flaws in his work instead of addressing them directly.
  • The manager tried to papers over the team's dissatisfaction with a few perks and bonuses.
  • While the new policy looks good on the surface, it papers over deeper issues within the organization.
  • Her charming smile often helps to papers over any awkwardness in social situations.
  • The government’s quick fixes only papers over the long-standing problems in the healthcare system.

On this page you'll find 85 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to papers over, such as: absolves, acquits, advertises, airs, bares, beclouds, bedims.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

ignores

  • absolves
  • acquits
  • bypasses
  • clears
  • condones
  • discounts
  • disdains
  • disregards
  • exculpates
  • excuses
  • exonerates
  • explains
  • fails
  • forgets
  • forgives
  • forgives and forgets
  • justifies
  • misses
  • neglects
  • omits
  • overlooks
  • overpasses
  • papers over
  • pardons
  • passes over
  • pooh-poohs
  • poohs
  • rationalizes
  • rejects
  • remits
  • scants
  • scorns
  • shrugs off
  • skimps
  • slights
  • vindicates
  • waives
  • whitewashes

pardons

  • absolutions
  • absolves
  • acquits
  • acquittals
  • amnesties
  • clears
  • clemencies
  • commutations
  • condonations
  • condones
  • discharges
  • discounts
  • disregards
  • exculpates
  • exculpations
  • excuses
  • exemptions
  • exonerates
  • exonerations
  • explains
  • forgives
  • forgives and forgets
  • ignores
  • immunities
  • impunities
  • indemnities
  • justifies
  • leniencies
  • liberates
  • mercies
  • overlooks
  • overpasses
  • papers over
  • paroles
  • passes over
  • rationalizes
  • redeems
  • releases
  • remissions
  • remits
  • remittals
  • reprieves
  • shrives
  • shrugs off
  • unburdens
  • vindicates
  • vindications
  • waives
  • whitewashes

veils

  • Potemkin villages
  • Trojan horses
  • beclouds
  • bedims
  • befogs
  • belies
  • blankets
  • blinds
  • blocks
  • blots out
  • bosoms
  • bowers
  • buries
  • camouflages
  • circles
  • circumfuses
  • cloaks
  • clouds
  • cocoons
  • concealers
  • conceals
  • copes
  • cover-ups
  • coverings
  • covers
  • covertures
  • curtains
  • darkens
  • disguises
  • drapes
  • eclipses
  • embeds
  • embosoms
  • embowers
  • embraces
  • encases
  • encircles
  • encloses
  • encompasses
  • enfolds
  • enlaces
  • enshrouds
  • enswathes
  • envelops
  • enwinds
  • enwraps
  • facades
  • faces
  • fig leafs
  • fig leaves
  • gilds
  • glosses
  • hides
  • hoods
  • imbeds
  • incloses
  • invests
  • involves
  • laps
  • mantles
  • masks
  • muffles
  • obscures
  • obstructs
  • occludes
  • occults
  • overcasts
  • overlays
  • overshadows
  • overspreads
  • palls
  • papers over
  • penumbrae
  • penumbras
  • robes
  • screens
  • shades
  • shields
  • shrouds
  • smothers
  • suppresses
  • swaddles
  • swathes
  • varnishes
  • veneers
  • whitewashes
  • wraps

obscures

  • adumbrate
  • adumbrates
  • becloud
  • beclouds
  • bedim
  • bedims
  • befog
  • befogs
  • belie
  • belies
  • blackens
  • blankets
  • blear
  • blears
  • blind
  • block
  • block out
  • blocks
  • blots out
  • blur
  • blurs
  • buries
  • camouflage
  • camouflages
  • cloak
  • cloaks
  • cloud
  • cloud the issue
  • clouds
  • con
  • conceals
  • confuse
  • cover
  • cover up
  • covers
  • curtains
  • darken
  • darkens
  • dim
  • dims
  • disguise
  • disguises
  • dislimns
  • double-talk
  • eclipse
  • eclipses
  • enshrouds
  • equivocate
  • falsify
  • fog
  • fogs
  • fuzz
  • gilds
  • gloom
  • gray
  • haze
  • hazes
  • hides
  • mask
  • masks
  • misrepresent
  • mist
  • mists
  • muddy
  • muddy the waters
  • murk
  • obfuscate
  • obliterates
  • obstructs
  • occludes
  • occults
  • overcast
  • overcasts
  • overcloud
  • overclouds
  • overshadow
  • overshadows
  • papers over
  • pettifog
  • screen
  • screens
  • shade
  • shades
  • shadow
  • shadows
  • shroud
  • shrouds
  • smothers
  • stonewall
  • suppresses
  • throw up smoke screen
  • varnishes
  • veil
  • veils
  • whitewashes
  • wrap

occults


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