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mask

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of mask

1 a cover or partial cover for the face used to disguise oneself
  • an elaborate mask that would be suitable for a fancy masquerade ball
Synonyms of mask

vizard
Words Related to mask

camouflage, costume, disguise, guise

bill, cloak, domino, hood, veil, visor (also vizor)
2 something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
  • His unexpected friendliness is just a mask, for he always has an ulterior motive.
Synonyms of mask

blanket, cloak, cope, cover, cover-up, covering, curtain, hood, mantle, pall, robe, shroud, veil, wraps
Words Related to mask

blind, concealer, screen, shield

fig leaf, Trojan horse

camouflage, disguise, facade (also façade), face, mask, veneer

gloss, varnish

mask

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of mask

1 to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
  • The federal agents masked their surveillance vehicle so that it looked like an ordinary moving van.
Synonyms of mask

camouflage, cloak, disguise, dress up
Words Related to mask

blanket, blot out, conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, obscure, occult, screen, shroud, veil

affect, assume, counterfeit, dissemble, dissimulate, feign, pose, pretend, sham, simulate

act, fake, impersonate, masquerade, play

gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash
Near Antonyms of mask

display, exhibit, expose, flaunt, parade, show, uncloak, unclothe, uncover, undrape, unveil

bare, betray, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, reveal
Antonyms of mask

unmask
2 to keep secret or shut off from view
  • masked his real motives for wanting to see the house that was for sale
Synonyms of mask

belie, blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, enshroud, hide, obscure, occult, paper over, screen, shroud, suppress, veil
Words Related to mask

bury, camouflage, cover (up), smother

gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash

becloud, bedim, befog, block, cloud, darken, eclipse, obstruct, occlude, overcast, overshadow, shade
Near Antonyms of mask

bring out, present

clarify, illuminate

advertise, air, broadcast, get out, proclaim, publicize, publish, spread
Antonyms of mask

bare, disclose, display, divulge, expose, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil

Synonym Discussion of mask

disguise, cloak, mask mean to alter the dress or appearance of so as to conceal the identity or true nature. disguise implies a change in appearance or behavior that misleads by presenting a different apparent identity.
    • disguised herself as a peasant
cloak suggests a means of hiding a movement or an intention.
    • cloaked their maneuvers in secrecy
mask suggests some often obvious means of hiding or disguising something.
    • smiling to mask his discontent

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