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Nouns (6)

n. a protective covering worn over the face

n. activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship"

masquerade, masquerade party, masque, mask

n. a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

Verbs (6)

mask

v. cover with a sauce; "mask the meat"

mask

v. put a mask on or cover with a mask; "Mask the children for Halloween"

mask, block out

v. shield from light

disguise, mask

v. make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"

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Fuzzynyms (86)

pretext, stalking-horse

n. something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

bluff

n. pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"

facade, window dressing

n. a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant

veneer, veneering

n. coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood

face

n. status in the eyes of others; "he lost face"

pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling

n. pretending with intention to deceive

guise, pretense, pretence, pretext

n. an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

disguise, camouflage

n. an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"

expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face

n. the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"

appearance, visual aspect

n. outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

color, colour

n. the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation

reputation, report

n. the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report"

dignity, self-respect, self-regard, self-worth

n. the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"

cloak

n. a loose outer garment

head covering, veil

n. a garment that covers the head and face

facing, veneer

n. an ornamental coating to a building

ball, formal

n. a lavish dance requiring formal attire

guise, pretense, pretence, pretext

n. an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

veil

v. to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"

shroud, enshroud, hide, cover

v. cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"

shroud

v. wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses"

veil

v. to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"

shroud, enshroud, hide, cover

v. cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"

shroud

v. wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses"

veil

v. to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"

shroud, enshroud, hide, cover

v. cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"

shroud

v. wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses"

misrepresent, belie

v. represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"

costume, dress up

v. dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"

equip

v. provide with abilities or understanding; "She was never equipped to be a dancer"

cover

v. provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

shroud, enshroud, hide, cover

v. cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"

sophisticate, doctor, doctor up

v. alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"

forge, fake, counterfeit

v. make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"

abuse

v. use wrongly or improperly or excessively; "Her husband often abuses alcohol"; "while she was pregnant, she abused drugs"

fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent

v. tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

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Antonyms (1)

unmask

v. take the mask off; "unmask the imposter"

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