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as in camouflaged
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
the spies disguised themselves as harmless tourists
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as in concealed
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
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Recent Examples of disguised
Chuck Devore, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
This capability allows Iran to position a disguised vessel off America’s coast, launch a nuclear warhead high into the atmosphere to cripple our grid and then sink the ship to obscure its origins.
—Chuck Devore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
We are all used to watching documentaries in which silhouetted, pixelated, or disguised contributors divulge their experiences.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
But with consumers already starting to cut back on spending, businesses may have a harder time getting such disguised changes past consumers.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
The disguised Odysseus then encouraged this plan and asked Antinous that he be allowed to attempt to string the bow, prompting a furious response from the suitor.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026
The disguised aspects of Miles’s life are of little concern to me.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
With strong safety Kam Curl headed to free agency, the Rams have the opportunity to make their back end even more disguised with different nickel and dime looks now.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Opponents say that the measure is thinly disguised voter suppression.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
In all, Grant said about 94-95% of the lease revenue on DC Solar’s books were intercompany transfers disguised as new investor money.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Groundhog Day is an existential miracle disguised as a Bill Murray comedy.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The structure of the conservatory feels disguised.
—Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 9 Apr. 2026
Thanks to a new English book from Boston playwright Kirsten Greenidge, the action is transported from France to 1776-era Boston where Massachusetts revolutionary and patriot Deborah Sampson has disguised herself as a man to fight for independence.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Three minutes after Navarro was sent off, Rosenberry lofted a clearance disguised as a back-pass from midfield to Zack Steffen to reset the play.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
When Wolfgang overdoses on laudanum, however, Anna Marie performed disguised as Wolfgang donning a dramatic red costume and face paint, captivating the court and drawing the envy of Mozart’s greatest rival, Antonio Salieri.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
While serving a tour of duty outside the province of Kandahar in Afghanistan in August of 2011, he was ambushed by Taliban insurgents disguised in Afghan National Army uniforms.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
This capability allows Iran to position a disguised vessel off America’s coast, launch a nuclear warhead high into the atmosphere to cripple our grid and then sink the ship to obscure its origins.
—Chuck Devore, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
This capability allows Iran to position a disguised vessel off America’s coast, launch a nuclear warhead high into the atmosphere to cripple our grid and then sink the ship to obscure its origins.
—Chuck Devore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
We are all used to watching documentaries in which silhouetted, pixelated, or disguised contributors divulge their experiences.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
But with consumers already starting to cut back on spending, businesses may have a harder time getting such disguised changes past consumers.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
The disguised Odysseus then encouraged this plan and asked Antinous that he be allowed to attempt to string the bow, prompting a furious response from the suitor.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026
The disguised aspects of Miles’s life are of little concern to me.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
With strong safety Kam Curl headed to free agency, the Rams have the opportunity to make their back end even more disguised with different nickel and dime looks now.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Opponents say that the measure is thinly disguised voter suppression.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
Cyr said the cameras were disguised as a Bluetooth speaker and an air purifier.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
In all, Grant said about 94-95% of the lease revenue on DC Solar’s books were intercompany transfers disguised as new investor money.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Groundhog Day is an existential miracle disguised as a Bill Murray comedy.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The structure of the conservatory feels disguised.
—Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 9 Apr. 2026
Thanks to a new English book from Boston playwright Kirsten Greenidge, the action is transported from France to 1776-era Boston where Massachusetts revolutionary and patriot Deborah Sampson has disguised herself as a man to fight for independence.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Three minutes after Navarro was sent off, Rosenberry lofted a clearance disguised as a back-pass from midfield to Zack Steffen to reset the play.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
When Wolfgang overdoses on laudanum, however, Anna Marie performed disguised as Wolfgang donning a dramatic red costume and face paint, captivating the court and drawing the envy of Mozart’s greatest rival, Antonio Salieri.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
While serving a tour of duty outside the province of Kandahar in Afghanistan in August of 2011, he was ambushed by Taliban insurgents disguised in Afghan National Army uniforms.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disguised
Adjective
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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
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Other guests remain cloaked in mystery, which suited the experience fine.—
Adam Erace,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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Hanson, who spends much of his life crawling through underbrush to count trees, plunged ahead into stands of chest-high ceanothus, pointing out sequoias camouflaged in the pervasive post-fire brush.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Finding frass on tomato leaves or the soil below your plants is sometimes easier than finding the green hornworm perfectly camouflaged among the green vines.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
9 Mar. 2026
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Corey Elliott concealed his face leaving federal court in Boston on Tuesday after he was arrested on dogfighting charges.—
Juli McDonald,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Following an alert from a canine team, officers found 44 packages of cocaine concealed within the vehicle’s doors, back seat and rear quarter panels during a physical inspection.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Dashcam video from the parking lot shows a masked individual with a handgun sprinting out of the restaurant.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Guthrie was taken from her house sometime between the night of January 31 and the early hours of February 1 by a masked assailant.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But who was behind and funded the groups remained shrouded until after the March 17 primary election, a tactic that sparked controversy as opponents decried hidden influence.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Whenever the weather changes suddenly, or the skyline becomes shrouded in a windy haze, Fernanda Camarillo braces herself for an asthma attack.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Boone said Carlos Rodón, set back by some hamstring tightness, simulated two innings in a bullpen session on Wednesday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The team members simulated different atomic arrays to get a sense of how fast each size could crack the two main encryption schemes, called Rivest–Shamir–Adleman (RSA) and elliptic curve cryptography (ECC).—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the background, a spoked wheel leaned against the building on one side, and a man stared at the ground, his face nearly obscured by a cowboy hat.—
Jack Armstrong,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Investigators later said some records appeared to have been altered with White Out or obscured, allowing the spending to go unnoticed for months.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That’s because workers this spring are adding to STU’s on-campus football stadium, building a shaded home grandstand with about 2,000 seats.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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Rove provides onsite staff during peak charging hours, plus an indoor lounge, free Wi-Fi, restrooms, nighttime security, a shaded canopy, and 40 DC fast chargers.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Disguised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disguised. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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