as in disguised
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as in camouflaged
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
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as in concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view
masked his real motives for wanting to see the house that was for sale
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Recent Examples of masked
Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
Student groups began posting from the protest shortly after 4 p.m. as dozens of masked protesters charged through a worker, chanted through megaphones, and beat drums while calling on the college to divest from Israel.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Avery Stone, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
That masked an otherwise pedestrian game from quarterback Jordan Love.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Thompson collapsed to the ground, and the masked shooter ran down an alley between West 54th and 55th streets before hopping on an e-bike and riding uptown toward Central Park.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
Student groups began posting from the protest shortly after 4 p.m. as dozens of masked protesters charged through a worker, chanted through megaphones, and beat drums while calling on the college to divest from Israel.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
The navy blue color masked any dirt effectively but also cleaned up easily with wipes post-use.
—Avery Stone, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
That masked an otherwise pedestrian game from quarterback Jordan Love.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masked
Verb
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Officers uncovered the remains of four monkeys, identified as bushmeat, concealed among other items.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
25 Dec. 2024
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The octopus’ position on the board is concealed, playing cards to bluff about their location, and sneaking around the board trying to grab its food.—
James Palmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Dec. 2024
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Upload another holiday album full of pictures where her left hand is hidden or obscured.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
27 Dec. 2024
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But it has been largely obscured by the perpetual closeness of statewide elections here, and the fact that Democrats have been winning them more often than losing them.—
Craig Gilbert,
Journal Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024
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He’s covered every sport imaginable, from Little League to the World Series to the Olympics.—
David Ammenheuser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Vikings, settling in the late eighth century, found the islands covered in prehistoric sites.—
Peter Ross,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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Caspar suppressed his urge to respond.—
Brandon Taylor,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2025
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Ukrainians are uncovering their country’s culinary history – and how its distinctive features were suppressed by the authorities during Soviet rule.—
Howard LaFranchi,
The Christian Science Monitor,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Masked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masked. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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