" covered "

1: as in sheltered, canopied;

•  Synonyms : 

•  canopied,

•  sheltered,

•  shaded,

•  shadowed,

•  shadowy,

•  shady,

•  umbrageous,

•  cloudy,

•  dark,

•  darkened,

•  darkish,

•  darkling,

•  darksome,

•  dim,

•  dimmed,

•  dusky,

•  gloomy,

•  inky,

•  moonless,

•  murky,

•  obscure,

•  obscured,

•  penumbral,

•  pitch-black,

•  pitch-dark,

•  somber,

•  sunless

•  Antonyms : 

•  exposed,

•  shadeless,

•  sunny,

•  bedazzling,

•  bright,

•  brightened,

•  brilliant,

•  dazzling,

•  effulgent,

•  illuminated,

•  illumined,

•  incandescent,

•  light,

•  lit,

•  lucent,

•  lucid,

•  luminary,

•  luminous,

•  beaming,

•  lambent,

•  radiant,

•  shining,

•  lustrous

1: to serve as a replacement usually for a time only;

  * e.g., " ... a friend covered for me as a hospital volunteer while my family went on vacation "

•  Synonyms : 

•  filled in,

•  pinch-hit,

•  stepped in,

•  stood in,

•  subbed,

•  substituted,

•  took over

•  Antonyms : 

•  bared,

•  disclosed,

•  displayed,

•  divulged,

•  exposed,

•  revealed,

•  showed,

•  uncloaked,

•  uncovered,

•  unmasked,

•  unveiled

2: to form a layer over;

  * e.g., " ... by morning a foot of snow covered the ground "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blanketed,

•  carpeted,

•  coated,

•  overlaid,

•  overlay,

•  overspread,

•  sheeted

•  Antonyms : 

•  assailed,

•  assaulted,

•  attacked

3: to place a protective layer over;

  * e.g., " ... better cover your skin with sunblock if you don't want a sunburn, not to mention skin cancer "

•  Synonyms : 

•  screened,

•  shielded

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to serve as a replacement usually for a time only;

  * e.g., " ... a friend covered for me as a hospital volunteer while my family went on vacation "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fill in,

•  pinch-hit,

•  stand in,

•  step in,

•  sub,

•  substitute,

•  take over

•  Antonyms : 

•  bare,

•  disclose,

•  display,

•  divulge,

•  expose,

•  reveal,

•  show,

•  uncloak,

•  uncover,

•  unmask,

•  unveil

2: to form a layer over;

  * e.g., " ... by morning a foot of snow covered the ground "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blanket,

•  carpet,

•  coat,

•  overlay,

•  overlie,

•  overspread,

•  sheet

•  Antonyms : 

•  assail,

•  assault,

•  attack

3: to place a protective layer over;

  * e.g., " ... better cover your skin with sunblock if you don't want a sunburn, not to mention skin cancer "

•  Synonyms : 

•  screen,

•  shield

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to keep from being publicly known;

  * e.g., " ... the governor vainly tried to cover up the growing scandal "

•  Synonyms : 

•  burke,

•  hush (up),

•  suppress

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: an immaterial thing upon which something else rests;

  * e.g., " ... the firm belief that complete trust between partners is the base of any successful marriage "

•  Synonyms : 

•  basis,

•  bedrock,

•  bottom,

•  cornerstone,

•  footing,

•  foundation,

•  ground,

•  groundwork,

•  keystone,

•  root,

•  underpinning,

•  warp,

•  warp and woof

•  Antonyms : 

•  head,

•  top,

•  vertex

2: a place from which an advance (as for military operations) is made;

  * e.g., " ... the army's base of attack was kept top secret until the battle began "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bridgehead,

•  foothold

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest;

  * e.g., " ... the base of the industry is California's Silicon Valley "

•  Synonyms : 

•  axis,

•  capital,

•  center,

•  central,

•  core,

•  cynosure,

•  epicenter,

•  eye,

•  focus,

•  ground zero,

•  heart,

•  hub,

•  locus,

•  mecca,

•  navel,

•  nerve center,

•  nexus,

•  nucleus,

•  omphalos,

•  seat

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: an immaterial thing upon which something else rests;

  * e.g., " ... the firm belief that complete trust between partners is the base of any successful marriage "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bedrocks,

•  bottoms,

•  cornerstones,

•  footings,

•  foundations,

•  grounds,

•  groundworks,

•  keystones,

•  roots,

•  underpinnings,

•  warp and woofs,

•  warps

•  Antonyms : 

•  heads,

•  tops,

•  vertices

2: a place from which an advance (as for military operations) is made;

  * e.g., " ... the army's base of attack was kept top secret until the battle began "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bridgeheads,

•  footholds

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest;

  * e.g., " ... the base of the industry is California's Silicon Valley "

•  Synonyms : 

•  axes,

•  capitals,

•  centers,

•  centrals,

•  cores,

•  cynosures,

•  epicenters,

•  eyes,

•  foci,

•  ground zeros,

•  hearts,

•  hubs,

•  loci,

•  meccas,

•  navels,

•  nerve centers,

•  nexuses,

•  nuclei,

•  omphali,

•  seats

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)