Definitions

masking

[mas-king, mah-sking] / ˈmæs kɪŋ, ˈmɑ skɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

hiding

Synonyms

STRONG

cloaking covering screening suppressing veiling

WEAK

going underground out of sight

Antonyms

WEAK

in plain view obvious

NOUN

camouflage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cloak disguise mask veil

STRONG

beard blind concealment cover deceit dissimulation faking front guise masquerade mimicry paint screen shade shroud smokescreen

WEAK

coverup deceptive marking false appearance plain brown wrapper protective coloring red herring

NOUN

cover-up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

complicity conspiracy evasion

STRONG

burial camouflage concealment dissimulation front pretense whitewash

WEAK

closeting disguising hush-up placing under wraps seal of secrecy smokescreen veil of secrecy

NOUN

masquerade

Synonyms

STRONG

carnival circus cloak color costume cover cover-up deception dissimulation domino facade festivity front guise impersonation imposture mask mummery personation pose pretense put on revel screen show subterfuge veil

WEAK

Mardi Gras costume ball masked ball

Antonyms

STRONG

honesty openness reality truth

NOUN

pretending

Synonyms

STRONG

acting bluffing cheating concealment counterfeiting covering dissembling dissimulation pretense shamming simulation

Example Sentences

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Hall, a self-employed silversmith, first noticed symptoms after coming off the contraceptive pill which she said had been "masking" the pain for 10 years.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

According MarineTraffic data analysed by AFP on Friday, only nine commercial ships -- tankers, cargo vessels and container ships -- had been detected crossing the strait since Monday, with some intermittently masking their position.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Davis and Head make strong impressions, masking the pedestrian, sometimes cornball dialogue.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Instead, researchers could only determine an average energy loss rate, masking the true and often unstable behavior of the qubit.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

He seemed harmless, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that his accommodating manner, his eagerness to help us, was masking something unpleasant, something more sinister in him.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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