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as in costume
clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else
Mardi Gras revelers dressed in a colorful array of outlandish disguises
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as in guise
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
somehow, he managed to put on a disguise of happiness as he watched his secret crush marry someone else
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as in to camouflage
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 to conceal
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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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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Recent Examples of disguise
Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
Paul believed he was banned from all UFC events, but Dana White said the disguise wasn't necessary.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
The agent, who leads a double life disguised from her family, is then protected by the mysterious Sam, played by Whishaw.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Though tough to tell, thanks to his more recent disguise, our culprit is, in fact, the film’s screenwriter, Marshall.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
Paul believed he was banned from all UFC events, but Dana White said the disguise wasn't necessary.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Verb
Minter fooled Cousins with his call and disguise on Still’s fourth-down pick six.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
The agent, who leads a double life disguised from her family, is then protected by the mysterious Sam, played by Whishaw.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disguise
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In 2020, The White Lotus costume designer Alex Bovaird walked into the Camilla boutique in Costa Mesa, California.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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The film’s costume designer Desira Pesta first sought advice from her sister, a psychotherapist, before approaching the actors.Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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In each portrait the artist assumes the guise of an actor or entertainer, gazing into the camera with a pleased expression or a toothy smile.Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Combat, a rare low point of the original, returns in a newly scrappy guise: Each swing, dodge, and pull of the trigger is a moment of high-octane drama in itself.Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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Hill caught the acting bug at an early age, winning an Illinois state championship in dramatic interpretation in high school and later participating in mask and gavel and Black theater workshops during college.Essence, Essence, 27 Dec. 2024
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On video calls, the faces of your friends turn to frozen masks.Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Smith’s Bar and Restaurant Image For 70 years, a red-and-green neon extravaganza shone out from the corner facade of Smith’s Bar at 44th Street and Eighth Avenue, on a once seedy strip of Hell’s Kitchen.John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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The earthquake of 2023 finally brought down what was left of the regime’s facade.Loubna Mrie, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Police said Thompson was walking from his hotel toward the venue when he was ambushed by a masked gunman around 6:45 a.m.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
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More than 400 tips were called into the New York Police Department's Crime Stoppers tip line during the five-day search for a masked gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week.CBS News, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Ultra-black butterfly wings, for instance, hint at the possibility of extremely lightweight and absorptive material that could be used to harness solar energy, hone precision telescopes to detect the faintest light traveling across space or produce a camouflage coating for military vessels.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Soldiers send photos of their surroundings, and the volunteers select fabric colors to match the environment when creating the camouflage netting.Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Brittany Cartwright took in the show with her 3-year-old son, Cruz.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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Set ten years after Fallout 4, the show explores the wasteland of Los Angeles.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Eugene Spector is accused of gathering genetic data from Russian citizens under the pretense of scientific research, the Russian news outlet Meduza reported.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Player 456) and the secret island where luckless souls are murdered in the name of rich people’s fun, under the pretense of playing a game.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Disguise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disguise. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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