as in costume
clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else
the soldiers must wear protective jungle camouflage while on patrol
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as in to disguise
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
camouflaged the military camp as a native village
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Recent Examples of camouflage
Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Charlie Elliott wears a camouflage face mask.
—Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
Gray ships were easily seen in profile against the sky and horizon by U-boat periscopes—was there a better color to paint them to help camouflage them from attack?
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Morales, wearing camouflage and armed with a long rifle, then escaped the home through a window, authorities said, per the Visalia Times-Delta.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Charlie Elliott wears a camouflage face mask.
—Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
There is even a small cabinet positioned right above the washing machine, which keeps laundry detergent accessible while camouflaging the plastic bottle.
—Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
Gray ships were easily seen in profile against the sky and horizon by U-boat periscopes—was there a better color to paint them to help camouflage them from attack?
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for camouflage
Noun
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In one scene, he was seen holding a stack of newspapers while standing near a newsstand, surrounded by extras in full period costume.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Ubwdu Lace Ballet Sneakers These sneakers feel like a subtle nod to the balletcore trend without going full costume.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That’s habit disguised as taste.—
Maryam Ahmed,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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On his last day before he’s scheduled to ride off on his motorcycle for a three-month sabbatical that’s only barely disguising his suicidal ideation, Robby spends his final shift lashing out at his co-workers.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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One was dressed in a prison uniform, wearing a Hegseth mask and red gloves.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Since the injury, goalie masks changed to include a piece of protection that was attached; the masks now extend to cover a wider portion to ensure that what happened to Malarchuk would not occur again.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The plots of these shows usually center on a murder, which occurs not so much to end a human life as to inconvenience our star, who must postpone a brunch or a media event to conceal an inconvenient corpse.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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More than a half-dozen sources close to Zaslav say that the CEO has barely concealed his frustration at being boxed into selling the company by the aggressive overtures of Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison last fall and winter.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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During the partisan press era in the United States, news organizations aligned themselves politically and presented news from a specific partisan point of view, without the guise of objectivity.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Then, in the late nineteenth century, the mandolin experienced a second flowering, albeit in a different guise.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The rookie center fielder didn’t bother to hide his delight, jumping and shouting in celebration.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Carie Hallford was sentenced to 30 years for her role in a scheme that involved hiding nearly 200 decomposing bodies.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Camouflage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camouflage. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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