Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "veil" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

unveil unveil

Typical Location

wedding

Derived Terms

corporate veil dance of the seven veils draw a veil over humeral veil partial veil seven-veil dance take the veil universal veil veil dance veil of Isis veil of tears veillike

Entails

cover

Context

mycology zoology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

alter change conceal fetal membrane garment hide modify plant part plant structure vestment

Type Of (IsA)

accessory bounded surface finite surface region free sheet physical surface women's clothing

Manner Of

hide

Related Terms

bride bride headgear bride mesh brides calyptra caul clearness clothing conceal covering covering up decorate diaphanous dress face face covering faces garment gauze headdress headgear mesh mosses obscuration on bride on face over over faces pronunciation tone up velum wedding wedding garment weddings

Similar Terms

efface obliterate

Synonym Network

caul head covering humeral veil obscure partial veil

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.