Synonyms of cloaks

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noun

plural of cloak

1

as in veils

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

the cloak of mystery that surrounds the royal family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• veils
• shrouds
• blankets
• robes
• curtains
• masks
• mantles
• coverings
• hoods
• palls
• wraps
• covers
• shields
• copes
• penumbrae
• cover-ups
• covertures
• screens
• blinds
• disguises
• facades
• Trojan horses
• faces
• varnishes
• concealers
• veneers
• camouflages
• glosses
• fig leafs
• Potemkin villages

2

as in capes

a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back

threw a cloak around his shoulders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• capes
• mantles
• wraps
• capotes
• frocks
• pelisses
• shawls
• mantillas
• manteaus
• tippets
• palatines
• stoles
• serapes
• mantas
• ponchos
• cowls
• capelets
• capuchins
• burnooses
• mantelets
• dominoes
• pelerines
• josephs
• roquelaures

cloaks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cloak

1

as in disguises

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disguises
• masks
• camouflages
• hides
• conceals
• obscures
• simulates
• covers
• curtains
• veils
• blankets
• shrouds
• dresses up
• poses
• assumes
• masquerades
• screens
• affects
• enshrouds
• pretends
• occults
• feigns
• blots out
• plays
• dissimulates
• shams
• counterfeits
• dissembles
• gilds
• varnishes
• acts
• impersonates
• fakes
• whitewashes
• glosses (over)
• cosmeticizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unmasks
• displays
• exhibits
• shows
• exposes
• flaunts
• uncovers
• unveils
• parades
• reveals
• discloses
• uncloaks
• betrays
• discovers
• unclothes
• divulges
• bares
• undrapes

2

as in hides

to keep secret or shut off from view

cloaked their military maneuvers from the outside world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hides
• conceals
• obscures
• masks
• covers
• disguises
• curtains
• blankets
• veils
• suppresses
• shrouds
• enshrouds
• screens
• papers over
• blots out
• blocks
• belies
• occults
• camouflages
• overshadows
• buries
• covers (up)
• gilds
• shades
• varnishes
• smothers
• clouds
• obstructs
• darkens
• eclipses
• glosses (over)
• occludes
• beclouds
• whitewashes
• overcasts
• bedims
• befogs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reveals
• displays
• discloses
• shows
• exposes
• unmasks
• presents
• uncovers
• unveils
• divulges
• bares
• brings out
• uncloaks
• clarifies
• illuminates
• proclaims
• advertises
• publishes
• spreads
• airs
• gets out
• broadcasts
• publicizes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cloaks

Noun

Throughout history, kings, queens and other members of the royal family have donned luxurious fur stoles, floor-length fur coats, capes with mink trims and cloaks with ermine edges (that's weasel fur). — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 14 June 2026

The housekeepers greet me with genuine care, the bartenders create cocktails with panache and smiles, and the doormen and women jauntily pose for pictures in their thick Batman-style winter cloaks. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

Maybe Miller realized that six seasons’ worth of red cloaks, white bonnets, and ritualized torture was more than enough. — Judy Berman, Time, 8 Apr. 2026

Anybody heading into the spring with a seasonably cheerful and rosy view of world affairs will be well-met by the return of the patron saints of drone metal, pulling on their cloaks to herald our everlong winter. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026

In the years after the monarchy was overthrown, the government required women to wear dark, long, baggy cloaks with socks and sensible shoes. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026

The brand, first launched in 2018, has featured a limited edition Minecraft Dungeons collaboration (with Microsoft and Mojang) for cloaks and hoodies, and Five Nights at Freddy’s wearable blankets and winter jackets. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026

Priests with brown cloaks and long hoods walked through it. — Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026

The night pairs episode viewings with a playful dress code that encourages tartan, plaid, dramatic cloaks, and tongue-in-cheek nods to the show’s aesthetic. — Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026

Verb

The Florida Constitution cloaks everything about executive clemency in unhealthy secrecy. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2026

Luis Bustamente designed every detail of each suite with a backdrop of rich navy that cloaks the walls of every room, and furniture framed in the hotel’s signature tri-color scheme. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026

Yet, Seth and Bynum are skeptical of Herold, whose torment and anguish cloaks him better than his long grey coat. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026

What image could be more apt for Fournier’s collection, which cloaks the everyday inside defamiliarizing forms, discovering in the severest subjects a counterintuitive reservoir of play? — Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026

While Tabouret’s work cloaks you in luminous hues, Jospin uses color much more sparingly. — Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026

The boundaries of Big Sur are as blurry as the fog that frequently cloaks it. — Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 16 Jan. 2026

But this is a production that tends to let the eye wander toward a horizon line, and which cloaks its actors, in Adam Honoré and Donald Holder’s lighting design, in shades of purple and orange as their voices echo across the stage. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025

The new Crystalium edition cloaks that signature architecture in a black DLC case while layering in high craft. — Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025