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

Jessica transforms the betrayal of a generation taught that work would protect them into visceral cinema, where illness cracks the skin while luxury masks collapse. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Divers wear blackout masks and practice rescuing themselves and fellow firefighters while operating without vision. — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Senator Paul has repeatedly accused Fauci of covering up the origins of the pandemic, while others have criticized his support of lockdowns and shifting public health messaging on masks and immunity. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026

At least two people could be seen walking along 95th Street with masks Thursday evening as the two back doors of South Chicago Chapel sat open. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Pickleball is booming among adults over 40, but doctors warn the sport’s low barrier to entry masks a real injury risk for players who jump in cold. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026

Agents have appeared masked, in contrast with a New York state law banning law enforcement from wearing masks; a federal judge recently issued a temporary injunction blocking the state law for now. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

All Upper Stories rooms also have their own Victrola record players (there’s an in-house record selection to choose a vinyl from), Dyson hair dryers, and skincare sets (think sheet masks and face mists from Knours). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026

Many miners interviewed by NPR complained that masks impair communication in a dangerous and noisy environment, become clogged with dust, are too hot to work in, and fail to screen out finer particles. — Howard Berkes, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026

Verb

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

Paula turns on a dime, expertly masks her horror, stress, and despair, and puts on a smile for her little girl. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 June 2026

Chris Richards, from Alabama, is an uncompromising defender whose Afro towers above the back line and whose lankiness masks a quickness that covers gaps in the American half. — Leander Schaerlaeckens, New Yorker, 22 May 2026