Synonyms of masking

masking

verb

present participle of mask

1

as in disguising

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in concealing

to keep secret or shut off from view

masked his real motives for wanting to see the house that was for sale

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of masking

Smoke from wildfires in Canada has poured into the United States, causing air quality to plummet and masking landscapes in a thick, brown haze. — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Here's what to know, from the air quality index to masking up. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 16 July 2026

This functional approach ensures that women are building tissue resilience and end-range strength, rather than just masking pain. — Ginger Gentile, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

As a result, the far right has polarized what should be a nuanced debate, in much the same way that some American conservatives turned masking into a form of political sorting. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Minutes after Iran played to a thrilling, though for Rezaeian and his teammates heartbreaking, 1-1 draw against Egypt, Rezaeian didn’t bother masking his pain. — Sean Gregory, Time, 28 June 2026

Coach Spencer Carbery has done a masterful job of both squeezing what’s left out of the franchise’s best-ever player — Ovechkin led the Caps in both goals (32) and points (64) in 2025-26 — while simultaneously masking the deficiencies that come with age. — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Baking soda neutralizes odors instead of masking them, binding with the compounds that actually cause smells rather than covering them up. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026

Fresh grass clippings are great for masking naturally unpleasant odors in the garden by simply using them to cover the offensive materials. — Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 21 June 2026