UNMASKED Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

unmasked

verb

past tense of unmask

as in revealed

to make known (as information previously kept secret) the killer's identity won't be unmasked until the season's final episode

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as in exposed

to reveal the true nature of unmasked the motives of the people advocating the sale of the publicly owned land

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Recent Examples of unmasked Plenty of killers have been unmasked over the years, and the bodies have piled up in increasingly inventive ways. — Scott Shilstone, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 Though New York magazine’s former critic, Adam Platt, famously dropped anonymity way back in 2013, the first newspaper critic to unmask themself was Alison Cook of the Houston Chronicle in 2012; even Gold unmasked himself in 2015. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 Sporting black turtlenecks a la Steve Jobs, Holmes first gained renown and then infamy as the tech was unmasked as fraudulent by the Wall Street Journal and a subsequent federal investigation. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 The boy told them that Ortiz’s suspicions about a fellow trekker had been well founded; upon crossing into Spain, one of the other Poles had been unmasked as a Gestapo spy. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026 Baker unmasked to a huge pop from Wembley Stadium, marking her first AEW appearance since November of 2024. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 On one of their rides, the men were photographed standing around a Black woman, the only person unmasked in the crowd—an image that captured the depth of the nation’s divisions amid all the celebrations of 250 years of independence. — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 The conclusion of episode 3 of the Apple TV series unmasked a mysterious character who has been following Max Cady (Javier Bardem) — and the character is played by none other than Juliette Lewis, who also starred in the 1991 film version of Cape Fear directed by Martin Scorsese. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 Queries run, communications collected, identities unmasked, content delivered to the White House NSC. — Patrick Eddington, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026

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The new Type 01—revealed today in New York—will be judged by the same standards, with the arguments already begun and the marque, again, putting its future on the line.

— Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
The fest revealed the titles, including 21 world premieres and three international premieres, on Wednesday.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of revealed

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Emails between Ovitz and Epstein were disclosed earlier this year as part of the Epstein files.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Owners generally do not want their locations disclosed, experienced builders work under strict nondisclosure agreements, and the industry is full of ambitious claims that are difficult to verify.

— Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of disclosed

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In the kitchen area, floor tiles were cracked and an unused pipe hole is uncovered.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Though sometimes the target is a single vehicle, authorities have also uncovered larger theft operations.

— Steve Fisher Special Correspondent Follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of uncovered

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David Smith, an amateur mathematician, discovered that shape.

— Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026
According to Ibrahim, the market primarily serves Arab, Middle Eastern, Indian and Asian customers, though American shoppers have increasingly discovered the shop as well.

— Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

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Others have been buried by the migrants themselves, but they won't be added to the official count until authorities can verify the bodies, Alexandre Coissac, IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti, told the Associated Press via the phone.

— JAMEY KEATEN, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Rahadian says he was drawn to a story of motherhood told through children whose mother was missing from their lives, set in a moment when a person’s citizenship could be taken away suddenly, by force and without warning.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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