Synonyms of disguising

disguising

verb

present participle of disguise

1

as in camouflaging

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

the spies disguised themselves as harmless tourists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• camouflaging
• masking
• concealing
• hiding
• simulating
• obscuring
• cloaking
• covering
• posing
• masquerading
• assuming
• affecting
• pretending
• screening
• feigning
• shrouding
• dressing up
• playing
• dissimulating
• curtaining
• veiling
• enshrouding
• shamming
• faking
• blanketing
• dissembling
• occulting
• impersonating
• counterfeiting
• blotting out
• acting
• whitewashing
• varnishing
• gilding
• glossing (over)
• cosmeticizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unmasking
• showing
• exposing
• displaying
• uncovering
• exhibiting
• flaunting
• parading
• disclosing
• revealing
• unveiling
• discovering
• betraying
• divulging
• baring
• uncloaking
• unclothing
• undraping

2

as in concealing

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

• concealing
• hiding
• obscuring
• covering
• suppressing
• masking
• cloaking
• shrouding
• veiling
• curtaining
• camouflaging
• enshrouding
• blanketing
• blocking
• belying
• overshadowing
• occulting
• burying
• blotting out
• screening
• papering over
• covering (up)
• smothering
• obstructing
• whitewashing
• shading
• darkening
• varnishing
• eclipsing
• clouding
• occluding
• glossing (over)
• gilding
• overcasting
• beclouding
• befogging
• bedimming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• showing
• disclosing
• revealing
• exposing
• displaying
• uncovering
• divulging
• presenting
• baring
• unmasking
• unveiling
• bringing out
• clarifying
• uncloaking
• illuminating
• spreading
• proclaiming
• publicizing
• advertising
• publishing
• broadcasting
• airing
• getting out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disguising

That can remove visual boundaries, disguising any lines that would otherwise truncate your walls. — Andee Tagle, NPR, 19 July 2026

Any suggestion that the hot hit of spice barely disguising a watery want of flavor was all too fitting a symbol for this phase in Madonna’s career would have been met with indignation. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

But some users find clever ways to sidestep those controls, by disguising sensitive requests as role-playing games, poems or pictures, with many swapping tips and ideas online. — Kevin Schaul, Washington Post, 18 June 2026

For a Black man to reinforce those same stereotypes, while disguising them as objective commentary, is even more damaging. — Brielle Miller, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2026

Don’t sleep on this two-piece lounge set, which is made with 100% cotton in a gauzy finish, ideal for disguising any wrinkles. — Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026

And with that pairing, there can be no disguising their ambitions of a second Super Bowl title since their return to Los Angeles, and to win it again at SoFi Stadium. — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 1 June 2026

These tankers and freighters attempt to avoid detection through a variety of methods, ranging from repeatedly reflagging vessels under different national registries to physically disguising them like something out of Master and Commander. — David Szondy may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026

That's why designer Ashley Gallion says this method should be your first line of approach at disguising lamp cords. — Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 8 May 2026