CLOAKED Synonyms: 196 Similar and Opposite Words

cloaked 1 of 2

adjective

as in shrouded

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cloaked

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verb

past tense of cloak

as in disguised

to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity the outlaw nation had cloaked its chemical weapons plant as a fertilizer factory

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as in concealed

to keep secret or shut off from view cloaked their military maneuvers from the outside world

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Recent Examples of cloaked

Adjective

Vikings Hall of Famer John Randle equated Ryan to the person, cloaked head to foot in soot, who shovels coal into a train engine without the passengers ever seeing his face. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026 The scene opened with a cloaked figure trudging through dark city streets as ominous holiday tunes emanate from the surrounding businesses. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 July 2026 While the interior of the cloaked region remained at a safe, uniform temperature, protected from external extremes. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026 None of this would’ve been possible without Lively and Baldoni, adversaries whose spite and resources compelled them to continue to pursue litigation when just about everyone else in their positions would have quickly settled in the cloaked realm of arbitration. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026 Suddenly a cloaked figure appears, and the audience, dressed to the nines in black, white and silver formal attire, is moving again, swept down an escalator and launched into a new scene. — Abraham Swee, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026 Other guests remain cloaked in mystery, which suited the experience fine. — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026 The new character, also called Six Ravens, will sometimes be portrayed as a black bird and other times as a mysterious, cloaked woman with a raven mask. — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026 So, who was that cloaked figure? — People Staff, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025

Verb

This wasn’t a real protection strategy; this was a symbolic update cloaked in the appearance of safety that ultimately breeds cynicism toward the brand. — Titania Jordan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The Falcon 9 rose into blue morning skies — something of a rarity for California's central coast, which is often cloaked in fog. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Sep. 2026 On a historic square in Savannah, with live oaks cloaked in Spanish moss, Aaron Whitley, the Chatham County Democratic Party chair, says Ossoff has managed to transcend those fissures better than most. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026 My main takeaway from Capps’s course was that the New Religious Right was not a spiritual revival but a political machine, one that cloaked its ambitions in scripture and wielded faith for partisan ends. — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026 News of his death, and its circumstances, has been cloaked in journalistic language that implies suicide, emulating the opacity of suicide itself. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026 Each piece sports crispy skin cloaked in a tantalizing sauce that pirouettes from tangy to sweet to sour. — Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026 In this family, Shigejiro seemed to be cloaked in a waterproof tarpaulin that repelled the currents of misfortune. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 In recent years, the typical Shears song has cloaked descriptions of paranormal encounters in hardcore distortion and cartoon sound effects, fleshing out the twins’ strange world while hinting at weirder mysteries beneath the surface. — Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 22 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloaked

Adjective

But the star here is the dum biryani—in vegetarian, chicken, and goat varieties—that comes shrouded beneath a crust of bread.

— Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
The whole image turns red as a gruesomely shrouded body is wheeled out on a stretcher, dark hair cascading down the side.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of shrouded

Verb

The alleged assault and confrontation The woman's boyfriend spoke exclusively to CBS News Chicago Investigators on the condition that his face was not shown and his voice was disguised to protect his girlfriend and himself.

— Dave Savini, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Sure, they may be tucked behind an unmarked door or disguised as something else, but these venues are usually so well-established or the clues so obvious that everyone knows what’s up.

— Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of disguised

Verb

The employees concealed the actions using third-party vendors and false invoices.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The machines were designed to detect non-metallic weapons, explosives and other threats concealed under layers of clothing that might evade traditional metal detectors.

— Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of concealed

Adjective

Taraneh and Romina Rahimi were 19, still in high school and living with their mother when masked men came for them in the middle of the night.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The Tiguerones made international headlines in early 2024 when masked gang members stormed a TV studio during a live broadcast, firing shots and forcing terrified crew to the ground.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of masked

Verb

Thanks to its neutral flavour, it can be even further camouflaged into sweet dishes, like 2-ingredient chocolate mousse or my new Blueberry Protein Pancakes.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
Then, in April, a whale was found dead and beached in Oregon, the arc of its carcass camouflaged against the surf.

— Ainslie Cruickshank, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of camouflaged

Adjective

By early afternoon, the scene shifts across the shaded wooden deck, as guests slip in from the jetty barefoot and still damp from the sea, for long, languid lunches that roll into dusk.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
Other approaches are scorched stretches of concrete begging to become soft, shaded connectors.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of shaded

Verb

Politics is covered, check; psychology, check — often, as in this Cherry Orchard, leaving little to the imagination.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Thirty minutes later, after a physician examined him, he was pronounced dead and covered with a white sheet.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026