Synonyms of disguise

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noun

1

as in costume

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

• costume
• mask
• camouflage
• guise
• veil
• paint
• dress
• visor
• coloring
• vizor
• rig
• domino
• vizard
• makeup
• cosmetic
• getup
• outfit
• costumery

2

as in guise

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

• guise
• facade
• show
• pretense
• pose
• act
• masquerade
• pretence
• façade
• charade
• cloak
• front
• semblance
• airs
• pretext
• appearance
• put-on
• playacting
• camouflage
• performance
• persona
• portrayal
• impersonation
• deception
• excuse
• image
• affectation
• duplicity
• betrayal
• deceit
• dissimulation
• gloss
• treachery
• fraud
• guile
• treason
• color
• perfidy
• falseness
• fakery
• dissembling
• double-dealing
• falsity
• faithlessness
• double cross
• infidelity
• unfaithfulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sincerity
• frankness
• directness
• candor
• straightforwardness
• bluntness
• forthrightness
• outspokenness
• naïveté
• naiveté
• candidness
• artlessness
• naivete
• genuineness
• plainspokenness
• openheartedness

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verb (1)

1

as in to camouflage

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

the spies disguised themselves as harmless tourists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• camouflage
• mask
• conceal
• hide
• cloak
• simulate
• obscure
• cover
• pose
• masquerade
• assume
• affect
• dress up
• veil
• pretend
• screen
• dissimulate
• curtain
• feign
• play
• blot out
• shroud
• enshroud
• dissemble
• occult
• sham
• counterfeit
• fake
• blanket
• impersonate
• act
• whitewash
• varnish
• gild
• gloss (over)
• cosmeticize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unmask
• show
• expose
• display
• uncover
• flaunt
• exhibit
• parade
• unveil
• reveal
• disclose
• discover
• betray
• divulge
• uncloak
• bare
• unclothe
• undrape

2

as in to conceal

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

• conceal
• hide
• obscure
• cover
• mask
• suppress
• cloak
• veil
• curtain
• blot out
• camouflage
• occult
• shroud
• blanket
• paper over
• belie
• overshadow
• screen
• enshroud
• bury
• block
• cover (up)
• smother
• whitewash
• shade
• obstruct
• varnish
• gloss (over)
• gild
• darken
• occlude
• eclipse
• cloud
• overcast
• becloud
• bedim
• befog

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reveal
• show
• disclose
• expose
• display
• uncover
• divulge
• present
• unveil
• bare
• unmask
• bring out
• uncloak
• clarify
• illuminate
• advertise
• get out
• spread
• proclaim
• publish
• publicize
• broadcast
• air

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adjective

as in cloaked

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cloaked
• masked
• concealed
• shrouded
• shaded
• indistinguishable
• recondite
• ambiguous
• abstruse
• esoteric
• shadowy
• indistinct
• faint
• mysterious
• clouded
• inscrutable
• obscure
• enigmatical
• vague
• cryptic
• opaque
• elliptic
• nebulous
• fuzzy
• muddy
• questionable
• enigmatic
• misty
• obfuscatory
• foggy
• dim
• indecipherable
• hazy
• unclear
• mystic
• undefined
• dark
• equivocal
• cloudy
• invisible
• incomprehensible
• uncertain
• inexplicable
• obscurant
• sphinxlike
• noncommittal
• undetermined
• arcane
• beclouded
• bedimmed
• befogged
• murky
• Delphic
• elliptical
• impenetrable
• inexact
• indefinite
• inexplicit
• obscurantic
• shadowlike
• eerie
• fuliginous
• intangible
• obnubilated
• double-edged
• deep
• weird
• occult
• uncanny
• inappreciable
• impalpable
• eery
• baffling
• perplexing
• confusing
• unanswerable
• unknowable
• confounding
• mystifying
• puzzling
• unfathomable
• bewildering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obvious
• plain
• clear
• accessible
• evident
• understandable
• distinct
• unambiguous
• certain
• intelligible
• comprehensible
• legible
• unequivocal
• strong
• sure
• defined
• bright
• direct
• determined
• visible
• explicit
• firm
• knowable
• straightforward
• nonambiguous
• definite
• self-explanatory
• fathomable
• self-evident
• pellucid
• exact
• tangible
• blatant
• appreciable
• palpable
• unmistakable
• patent

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verb (2)

past tense of disguise

1

as in camouflaged

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

the spies disguised themselves as harmless tourists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• camouflaged
• masked
• concealed
• cloaked
• hid
• simulated
• obscured
• covered
• assumed
• posed
• masqueraded
• veiled
• screened
• affected
• pretended
• dressed up
• shrouded
• feigned
• played
• curtained
• enshrouded
• occulted
• blanketed
• counterfeited
• dissimulated
• blotted out
• dissembled
• impersonated
• faked
• acted
• shammed
• whitewashed
• varnished
• gilded
• gilt
• glossed (over)
• cosmeticized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unmasked
• exposed
• displayed
• showed
• exhibited
• uncovered
• unveiled
• flaunted
• paraded
• revealed
• discovered
• disclosed
• betrayed
• divulged
• uncloaked
• bared
• unclothed
• undraped

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concealed
• hid
• obscured
• covered
• suppressed
• masked
• cloaked
• veiled
• shrouded
• curtained
• camouflaged
• enshrouded
• blanketed
• screened
• belied
• overshadowed
• blotted out
• blocked
• buried
• occulted
• papered over
• covered (up)
• smothered
• whitewashed
• shaded
• varnished
• darkened
• obstructed
• eclipsed
• gilded
• occluded
• gilt
• clouded
• glossed (over)
• overcast
• beclouded
• bedimmed
• befogged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revealed
• exposed
• disclosed
• displayed
• showed
• presented
• uncovered
• unveiled
• divulged
• bared
• unmasked
• brought out
• uncloaked
• clarified
• published
• illuminated
• advertised
• proclaimed
• publicized
• spread
• aired
• broadcast
• got out
• broadcasted