Synonyms of masks

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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
• dominos
• dominoes
• vizors
• 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
• wraps
• covers
• copes
• palls
• shields
• cover-ups
• screens
• covertures
• penumbras
• penumbrae
• disguises
• blinds
• façades
• fig leaves
• faces
• facades
• Trojan horses
• varnishes
• concealers
• veneers
• glosses
• camouflages
• fig leafs
• Potemkin villages

masks

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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