Synonyms of disguises

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noun

plural of disguise

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as in costumes

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 & Similar Words

• costumes
• masks
• guises
• camouflages
• veils
• dresses
• visors
• paints
• dominos
• rigs
• outfits
• vizards
• colorings
• cosmetics
• getups
• dominoes
• vizors
• makeups
• costumeries

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as in guises

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 & Similar Words

• guises
• facades
• pretenses
• shows
• poses
• pretences
• masquerades
• façades
• charades
• airs
• cloaks
• acts
• semblances
• fronts
• personae
• pretexts
• deceptions
• put-ons
• impersonations
• personas
• portrayals
• affectations
• deceits
• performances
• appearances
• duplicities
• guiles
• glosses
• camouflages
• excuses
• colors
• betrayals
• frauds
• images
• dissimulations
• treacheries
• treasons
• perfidies
• double-dealings
• double crosses
• fakeries
• falsities
• infidelities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• candors
• sincerities
• naïvetés
• naivetes
• naivetés

disguises

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verb

present tense third-person singular of disguise

1

as in masks

to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity

the spies disguised themselves as harmless tourists

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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as in hides

to keep secret or shut off from view

that investigative reporter usually does a good job of disguising her true motives for interviewing a person

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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