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domino

[dom-uh-noh] / ˈdɒm əˌnoʊ /
NOUN
mask
Synonyms
STRONGEST
camouflage cloak veil
STRONG
affectation air appearance aspect beard blind concealment cover up disguise dissembling dissimulation facade front guise hood masquerade pose posture pretense pretext put on screen semblance show simulation veneer visage visor
WEAK
disguisement fig leaf window dressing
Antonyms
STRONG
reality truth
NOUN
masquerade
Synonyms
STRONG
carnival circus cloak color costume cover cover-up deception dissimulation facade festivity front guise impersonation imposture mask masking mummery personation pose pretense put on revel screen show subterfuge veil
WEAK
Mardi Gras costume ball masked ball
Antonyms
STRONG
honesty openness reality truth

Example Sentences

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The latest blackout was due to an outage in a generating unit at one of the country's eight thermoelectric plants, triggering a domino effect in the system, according to authorities.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

"They're building a pipeline for the future, and they do not want this to be the first domino," she said, adding that they do not have a "huge incentive" to "perfectly" comply with the ban.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

The raid’s domino effect has raised concerns about the welfare of children in affected households.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

Tricolor Holdings filed for bankruptcy in September, coming under a cloud of suspicion about its business practices and sparking fears of a domino effect on banks.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025

If just one of them moved, I thought, the domino effect could engulf the three of us in an asphyxiating mass of literature.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.