Synonyms of masks

masks 1 of 2

noun

plural of mask

1

as in costumes

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 & Similar Words

• costumes
• disguises
• cloaks
• veils
• vizards
• hoods
• visors
• camouflages
• guises
• dominoes
• bills

2

as in veils

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 & Similar Words

• veils
• cloaks
• shrouds
• blankets
• robes
• curtains
• coverings
• hoods
• mantles
• palls
• wraps
• copes
• covers
• shields
• cover-ups
• screens
• covertures
• penumbrae
• disguises
• blinds
• faces
• facades
• Trojan horses
• varnishes
• concealers
• veneers
• glosses
• camouflages
• fig leafs
• Potemkin villages

masks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mask

1

as in disguises

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

• disguises
• camouflages
• hides
• conceals
• cloaks
• simulates
• obscures
• covers
• poses
• masquerades
• curtains
• veils
• screens
• dresses up
• assumes
• blankets
• affects
• shrouds
• plays
• pretends
• occults
• enshrouds
• blots out
• feigns
• counterfeits
• dissimulates
• shams
• dissembles
• fakes
• varnishes
• acts
• impersonates
• gilds
• whitewashes
• glosses (over)
• cosmeticizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unmasks
• displays
• exhibits
• shows
• exposes
• parades
• uncovers
• flaunts
• unveils
• reveals
• discloses
• discovers
• betrays
• unclothes
• divulges
• uncloaks
• bares
• undrapes

2

as in hides

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

• hides
• conceals
• obscures
• disguises
• covers
• cloaks
• curtains
• suppresses
• veils
• blankets
• shrouds
• screens
• blocks
• papers over
• enshrouds
• blots out
• belies
• occults
• overshadows
• camouflages
• covers (up)
• buries
• varnishes
• shades
• smothers
• gilds
• clouds
• eclipses
• glosses (over)
• obstructs
• occludes
• darkens
• beclouds
• whitewashes
• overcasts
• bedims
• befogs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• displays
• reveals
• shows
• discloses
• unmasks
• exposes
• presents
• uncovers
• unveils
• divulges
• bares
• brings out
• uncloaks
• clarifies
• illuminates
• advertises
• proclaims
• publishes
• broadcasts
• spreads
• gets out
• airs
• publicizes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of masks

Noun

An aluminum plant near the laboratory instructed staff to wear masks as a precautionary measure. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Monastic Jains filter water, wear cloth masks, and do not eat after dark to avoid ingesting insects. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026

Parkgoers who witnessed the shooting told CBS News Bay Area that the man and woman involved in the shooting were wearing masks and took turns firing the gun at McKinsey. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Red light therapy has moved out of the clinic and into home routines, showing up in masks, panels and handheld wands aimed at everything from crow’s feet to thinning hair. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Caps and helmets target the scalp for thinning hair, while undereye patches, eye masks and goggles focus on fine lines, puffiness and darkness. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026

One person at a time, in private, where the masks can come off. — Mabel Yiu, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

When people returned in person, masks sometimes made facial communication more difficult. — Jeff Leblanc, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

Most sheet masks only cater to the face, but this one comes with a contouring mask for your jawline and neck. — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

None of it masks the fact that nostalgia, no matter how closely held and beloved, is not enough to save a film. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

But that stat masks some major differences from one market to the next, with luxury entry points already approaching $4 million in some cities and still rising in others. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026

The current acceleration in European EV sales - in the first half of 2026 EV sales rose about 40% to 1,220,890 (ACEA) compared with the same period last year - masks the overriding failure. — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

My hope is our offense will be unstoppable, while my defense mostly gets shredded over the middle but masks it with strip-sacks and interceptions. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Garlic has a strong odor that masks the scents that attract pests to plants. — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 13 July 2026

Using one-time revenues for ongoing obligations is not fiscally responsible, masks structural deficits and shifts burdens to future budgets. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026

This accuracy, however, masks a growing vulnerability. — Zak Kassas, The Conversation, 23 June 2026

Advertisement The chips problem However, Russia’s talk of growing its own AI talent pipeline masks a greater weakness in the nation’s sovereign AI efforts. — Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 18 June 2026