/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of sweep under the rug Find synonyms for: Verb1. sweep under the rug, hide, concealusage: to conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others; "The president tried to sweep the embarrassing incident under the rug"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: endear Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language