unmask

un·mask

verb \ˌən-ˈmask\

Definition of UNMASK

transitive verb

1

: to reveal the true nature of : expose

2

: to remove a mask from

intransitive verb

: to remove one's mask

Examples of UNMASK

1. He was unmasked as a spy.
2. <the killer's identity won't be unmasked until the season's final episode>

First Known Use of UNMASK

circa 1586

Related to UNMASK

Synonyms

bare, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, let on (about), spill, tell, unbosom, uncloak, uncover, reveal, unveil

Antonyms

cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, mask, shroud, veil

Related Words

confide, share; debunk, show up; unclothe, undrape; advertise, announce, blaze, bring out, broadcast, declare, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound; betray, blab, give away, leak; inform, squeal, talk; communicate, impart, relate; acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, own; disinter, rake up, smoke out, unearth

Near Antonyms

camouflage, disguise; gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash; becloud, bedim, befog, cloud, darken, eclipse, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shade

Rhymes with UNMASK

death mask, face mask, gas mask, ski mask