disguised 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of disguisednext
as in cloaked

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disguised

2 of 2

verb

past tense of disguise
1
as in camouflaged
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity the spies disguised themselves as harmless tourists

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2
as in concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view that investigative reporter usually does a good job of disguising her true motives for interviewing a person

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disguised
  1. concealed
  2. masked
  3. obscured
  4. simulated
  5. covered
  6. indistinguishable
  7. suppressed
  8. recondite
Verb
  • Joaquin Phoenix’s homes are as concealed as his private life.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Hussein Al Bashir, a representative of Palestinian group Fatah, was killed the following month in Cyprus by a bomb concealed in his hotel bed.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of concealed
Adjective
  • Then came the shocking image of a masked lawmaker carrying her newborn into the Assembly chambers during the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic because she was denied a request to work remotely after giving birth.
    Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • They get pulled into the slowest, clumsiest robbery where a masked guy stands with his gun drawn for 10 minutes by the glass door and somehow no one walks in or notices him from the outside.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of masked
Verb
  • Adra said international focus on the widening conflict has obscured frightening developments in the West Bank.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Certainly, many a prejudiced lender can hide behind this data black hole, but some more positive trends are also obscured.
    Michael del Castillo, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of obscured
Verb
  • To answer this question, the scientists simulated iron-rich volcanic activity in the lab and concluded that rare earth elements were indeed present in the magma.
    Devika Rao, theweek, 1 Oct. 2024
  • In 1981, at the height of the Cold War arms race, Soviet exercises simulated an invasion of Germany and nuclear strikes against the West.
    Emily Ferris, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2017
Definition of simulated
Verb
  • Physical evidence that ice sheets covered the interior of continents in warm equatorial regions had eluded scientists – until now.
    Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
  • No significant changes in internal controls over financial reporting were noted during the period covered by the report.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of covered
Adjective
  • The soundbar comes in the same black or white matte finish as other Sonos speakers and, at a glance, is indistinguishable from the Arc.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The two-seater’s cabin is indistinguishable from that of a production vehicle and features a black leather interior and aluminum trim.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of indistinguishable
Verb
  • If so, keep in mind that this is happening to remind you of your adaptability and the natural inclination to take action that’s been suppressed for far too long.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled on Monday, September 30 that Gutierrez-Reed will serve out the remainder of her 18-month sentence, and her attorney’s bid for a new trial was denied after it was found there was evidence suppressed in the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of suppressed
Adjective
  • Social Security’s internal workings are so recondite and poorly understood by average voters that numerous possible ways of imposing benefit cuts or otherwise harming the program are hiding in plain sight.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
  • In retrospect, the integer distance problem was waiting for mathematicians who were willing to consider more unruly curves than hyperbolas and then draw on recondite tools from algebraic geometry and number theory to tame them.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Definition of recondite
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