Meanings
present singular third person sweeps something under the carpet · participle present sweeping something under the carpet · participle past swept something under the carpet · past swept something under the carpet
- Synonym of sweep something under the rug.
1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure I've been struggling with what I am now for 6 years—and it's time to stop sweeping the issue under the carpet
Synonyms: sweep something under the rug
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of sweep something under the rug.
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sweep something under the carpet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweep%20something%20under%20the%20carpet
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