papered over Sentence Examples
- The truth was papered over by a facade of smiles and smooth talk.
- The cracks in their relationship had long been papered over with false promises.
- The financial problems were papered over with short-term loans and creative accounting.
- The underlying issues were papered over by a superficial agreement.
- The government's failure to address the crisis was papered over with vague promises of reform.
- The evidence of their wrongdoing was meticulously papered over by a team of lawyers.
- The scandal was temporarily papered over by a public apology and a promise of an investigation.
- The underlying tensions within the family had been papered over for years.
- The company's financial statements were papered over with misleading numbers.
- The devastating environmental impact of the project had been papered over by a slick marketing campaign.
papered over Meaning
papered over
hide, conceal, to gloss over, explain away, or patch up (differences, disparities, etc.) especially in order to maintain a semblance of unity or agreement
Synonyms & Antonyms of papered over
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- waived
- exculpated
- vindicated
- rationalized
- absolved
- waved-aside-or-off-
- overpassed
- acquitted
- closed-one-s-eyes-to
- exonerated
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
FAQs About the word papered over
hide, conceal, to gloss over, explain away, or patch up (differences, disparities, etc.) especially in order to maintain a semblance of unity or agreement
ignored, overlooked, blinked (at), passed over, explained, pardoned, justified, glozed (over), whitewashed, glossed (over)
objected (to), noted, marked,heeded, minded,
The truth was papered over by a facade of smiles and smooth talk.
The cracks in their relationship had long been papered over with false promises.
The financial problems were papered over with short-term loans and creative accounting.
The underlying issues were papered over by a superficial agreement.
