Synonyms of cloaks

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noun

plural of cloak

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as in veils

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

the cloak of mystery that surrounds the royal family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• veils
• shrouds
• robes
• blankets
• curtains
• masks
• coverings
• mantles
• hoods
• wraps
• covers
• palls
• shields
• copes
• penumbras
• penumbrae
• cover-ups
• covertures
• screens
• blinds
• disguises
• fig leaves
• façades
• facades
• Trojan horses
• faces
• varnishes
• concealers
• veneers
• glosses
• camouflages
• fig leafs
• Potemkin villages

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as in capes

a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back

threw a cloak around his shoulders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• capes
• mantles
• wraps
• capotes
• frocks
• pelisses
• burnouses
• shawls
• mantillas
• dominos
• manteaus
• tippets
• palatines
• stoles
• sarapes
• serapes
• mantas
• cowls
• ponchos
• capelets
• capuchins
• burnooses
• mantelets
• dominoes
• pelerines
• josephs
• roquelaures

cloaks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cloak

1

as in disguises

to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity

the outlaw nation had cloaked its chemical weapons plant as a fertilizer factory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disguises
• masks
• camouflages
• hides
• conceals
• obscures
• simulates
• covers
• curtains
• veils
• blankets
• shrouds
• dresses up
• poses
• assumes
• masquerades
• screens
• affects
• enshrouds
• pretends
• occults
• feigns
• blots out
• plays
• dissimulates
• shams
• counterfeits
• dissembles
• gilds
• varnishes
• acts
• impersonates
• fakes
• whitewashes
• glosses (over)
• cosmeticizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unmasks
• displays
• exhibits
• shows
• exposes
• flaunts
• uncovers
• unveils
• parades
• reveals
• discloses
• uncloaks
• betrays
• discovers
• unclothes
• divulges
• bares
• undrapes

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as in hides

to keep secret or shut off from view

cloaked their military maneuvers from the outside world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hides
• conceals
• obscures
• masks
• covers
• disguises
• curtains
• blankets
• veils
• suppresses
• shrouds
• enshrouds
• screens
• papers over
• blots out
• blocks
• belies
• occults
• camouflages
• overshadows
• buries
• covers (up)
• gilds
• shades
• varnishes
• smothers
• clouds
• obstructs
• darkens
• eclipses
• glosses (over)
• occludes
• beclouds
• whitewashes
• overcasts
• bedims
• befogs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reveals
• displays
• discloses
• shows
• exposes
• unmasks
• presents
• uncovers
• unveils
• divulges
• bares
• brings out
• uncloaks
• clarifies
• illuminates
• proclaims
• advertises
• publishes
• spreads
• airs
• gets out
• broadcasts
• publicizes