masked

1 of 2

adjective

ˈmaskt 

1

a

: wearing a mask

masked doctors

The bank robbers were masked.

b

: marked by the use of masks

attended a masked ball

2

: failing to present or produce the usual symptoms : latent

a masked infection

a masked virus

masked

2 of 2

past tense of mask entry 2

Examples of masked in a Sentence

Adjective

The bank was held up by masked robbers.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

This is just one in a sweaty dungeon of hundreds of TikTok videos that show women being stalked, grabbed, tortured, tossed to the ground, and handcuffed by scary masked soldiers. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

Investigators quickly concluded she’d been abducted because of blood found near her front door, signs of a struggle, that her essential medication had been left behind and doorbell camera images showed an armed, masked person outside her front door. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Investigators said a white vehicle pulled up to the intersection and a masked passenger opened fire into a crowd of people. — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 23 June 2026

Experts had said that investigators’ best bet for solving the case quickly would be if someone recognized the suspect in Nest video footage, a masked man seen on Guthrie’s porch the morning she was abducted. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for masked

• unasked
• unmasked
• asked
• basked
• tasked

Kids Definition

masked

adjective

ˈmaskt 

: marked by the use of masks

a masked ball

Medical Definition

masked

adjective

: failing to present or produce the usual symptoms : not obvious : latent

masked depression

a masked virus