disguise

disguise

noun

Definition of DISGUISE

1

clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else <Mardi Gras revelers dressed in a colorful array of outlandish disguises>

Synonyms camouflage, costume, guise

Related Words domino, mask, veil, visor (also vizor), vizard; costumery, dress, getup, outfit, rig; coloring, cosmetic, makeup, paint

2

a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive <somehow, he managed to put on a disguise of happiness as he watched his secret crush marry someone else>

Synonyms act, airs, charade, disguise, facade (also fa{ccedil}ade), front, guise, playacting, pose, pretense (or pretence), put-on, semblance, show

Related Words impersonation, performance, portrayal; image, persona; appearance, color, gloss; camouflage, cloak; affectation, deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, double-dealing, duplicity, fakery, fraud, guile; betrayal, double cross, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidy, treachery, treason, unfaithfulness; excuse, pretext

Near Antonyms bluntness, candidness, candor, directness, forthrightness, frankness, openheartedness, outspokenness, plainspokenness, sincerity, straightforwardness; artlessness, genuineness, naïveté (also naivete or naivet{eacute})