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disguise

[dis-gahyz, dih-skahyz] / dɪsˈgaɪz, dɪˈskaɪz /
NOUN
covering, makeup for deception
Synonyms
STRONGEST
camouflage cloak guise trickery veil
STRONG
beard blind charade color coloring concealment costume counterfeit cover-up dissimulation dress facade face faking front illusion make believe mask masquerade pageant pretense pretension pretentiousness pseudonym put on screen semblance veneer
WEAK
false front fig leaf getup pen name red herring smokescreen
Antonyms
STRONG
back character honesty personality reality rear truth
VERB
mask; misrepresent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alter belie camouflage cloak conceal cover up deceive dress up gloss over hide mask misrepresent obscure
STRONG
affect age antique assume beard change color counterfeit cover dissemble dissimulate fake falsify feign front fudge garble masquerade muffle obfuscate pretend redo screen secrete sham shroud simulate varnish veil whitewash
WEAK
doctor up make like make up put on a false front put on a front put on an act put up a front put up a smokescreen touch up wear cheaters
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be honest disclose divulge expose lay bare let out open reveal show tell uncover
STRONG
represent tell the truth
WEAK
unmask

Example Sentences

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He said Ortiz, who was arrested in a vehicle with a rifle, ammunition and a disguise -- a wig -- had behaved in a manner that was "extremely dangerous."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

This loaf is less spaghetti night, more steak dinner in disguise.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

The play will be "a rambunctious comedy of deception and disguise inspired by the grand swashbuckling epics of stage and screen", and will reach the stage in early 2027, the announcement said.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Iran has established front companies in the U.A.E. to receive payments for oil, settle trades and disguise the origin of funds, according to the Treasury and analysts tracking Tehran’s activities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

It looks kind of familiar, but it’s not Mom’s or Dad’s or Lily’s, either, unless one of them was trying to disguise their handwriting so I wouldn’t be able to recognize it.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish