/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of smoke screen Find synonyms for: Noun1. smoke screen, smokescreen, screenusage: (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements2. smoke screen, smokescreen, concealment, concealing, hidingusage: an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nefarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language