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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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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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as in cloaked
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Recent Examples of disguised
Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Our children and grandchildren will also likely face these same disguised attempts for decades to come—if there is anything left to protect, that is.
—Ryan Gellert, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Listen for faint buzzing or clicks that might come from disguised devices.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
From the start, though, they are treated with barely disguised hostility.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Leia Mendoza, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
The show, which premiered Parsons’ episode Thursday, features players interacting with fans while disguised.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
When clicked, the ads lead to GitHub pages that install versions of Atomic that are disguised as the official software being falsely advertised.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Researchers at Guardio Labs created PromptFix, a scam disguised as a CAPTCHA page.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
And that’s why rolling out the royal red carpet is the ultimate diplomatic move, an act of realpolitik disguised as a gesture of generosity.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Translate Tests Into Direct Requests Tests are often disguised forms of communication.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Moreover, the lobster boat and the Mako were covert FBI assets carefully disguised as legitimate smuggling vessels.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
The suspect, Vance Luther Boelter, allegedly disguised himself as a police officer, wearing body armor and driving a vehicle that appeared to be law enforcement.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
Wilcox’s defenses have multiple fronts using four and three down linemen, stemming on the same play and disguised coverages.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Our children and grandchildren will also likely face these same disguised attempts for decades to come—if there is anything left to protect, that is.
—Ryan Gellert, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Listen for faint buzzing or clicks that might come from disguised devices.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
From the start, though, they are treated with barely disguised hostility.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
After years of being haunted by his past, Holliday hatches a plan to redeem his failing career by walking on to another football team disguised as an oddball named Chad Powers.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
The show, which premiered Parsons’ episode Thursday, features players interacting with fans while disguised.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
When clicked, the ads lead to GitHub pages that install versions of Atomic that are disguised as the official software being falsely advertised.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Researchers at Guardio Labs created PromptFix, a scam disguised as a CAPTCHA page.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
And that’s why rolling out the royal red carpet is the ultimate diplomatic move, an act of realpolitik disguised as a gesture of generosity.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Translate Tests Into Direct Requests Tests are often disguised forms of communication.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Moreover, the lobster boat and the Mako were covert FBI assets carefully disguised as legitimate smuggling vessels.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
The suspect, Vance Luther Boelter, allegedly disguised himself as a police officer, wearing body armor and driving a vehicle that appeared to be law enforcement.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disguised
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Explosive devices can be unpredictable, easily triggered, hard to detect or camouflaged.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Designers leaned into transparency, with diaphanous layers that revealed and concealed in equal measure.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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According to police, Mauthe failed to disclose the infants' deaths, concealed their bodies by wrapping them in towels, placed them in plastic bags and totes, and hid them throughout the home.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Throughout a two-hour concert with a 41-song setlist, The Weeknd transformed the 69,000-person venue into an apocalyptic land in the ruins of a city inhabited by cloaked figures.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
13 Aug. 2025
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Nikitović took inspiration from old Westerns to dress Hart, wanting to introduce him like a mysterious, cloaked cowboy emerging from the desert.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
12 Aug. 2025
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If anything, his play over the years has masked just how much this team’s defensive structure has faded since Barry Trotz’s departure.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Bush portrayed Brooke — a confident, fashion-forward young woman whose charm often masked her struggles with self-worth and love.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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When opinions overtake data, the path forward becomes shrouded in darkness, and the future becomes uncertain.—
Sheldon Jacobson,
Twin Cities,
25 Sep. 2025
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But amid the hype around European defense, Muirhead conceded that the exit trajectory for many startups in the sector remains shrouded in uncertainty.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Patel has nonetheless accused Wray of lying and argued that the former FBI director's handling of questions from lawmakers obscured key facts.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The test event also demonstrated that the system can detect UAVs even if drones are partially obscured by buildings or clouds.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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On the shaded side of Rio Vista’s Main Street, where the road climbs away from the Sacramento River, sits Foster’s Bighorn, the bar and restaurant that has occupied this spot for 90 years.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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If someone succumbs to the heat, promptly relocate them to a cool, shaded location.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The scene on a lower floor of an Overland Park office building simulated the investigation of an explosion as part of a two-day training event organized by the FBI’s Kansas City office with an eye toward readiness for the World Cup in 2026.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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Intense tank and tracer fire flew across the field as the joint Russian and Belarusian forces simulated re-taking a village.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Disguised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disguised. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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