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

Dozens of protesters, many of them young, dressed in black and wearing masks, threw rocks and firecrackers at police at the central Brussels railway station, before setting several fires, one to a pile of city bikes and electric scooters. — Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Dozens of protesters, most of them young and dressed in black with masks over their faces, were seen throwing rocks and firecrackers at police at the central Brussels railway station, The Associated Press reported. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Kicking it all off is a masquerade ball where masks and sparkling costumes are the norm. — Michelle Mastro, Midwest Living, 9 Oct. 2026

After the tempting offer, Pryce knocks on Clark’s door to see the ambitious former player wearing under-eye masks, agreeing to his proposition. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

There are some great deals on leave-in conditioner and hair masks, too, like this smoothing formula from L’Oréal Paris, plus strand-thickening formulas that can help add density and control shedding in thinning areas. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026

Rooms are kitted with slumber-inducing mattresses and lavender-scented eye masks. — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026

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

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