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mask

[mask, mahsk] / mæsk, mɑsk /
NOUN
false face, cover
Synonyms
STRONGEST
camouflage cloak veil
STRONG
affectation air appearance aspect beard blind concealment cover up disguise dissembling dissimulation domino 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
VERB
disguise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
camouflage conceal cover-up hide obscure shield veil
STRONG
beard cloak cover defend dissemble dissimulate front guard protect safeguard screen secrete
WEAK
dress up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disclose divulge expose lay bare let out open reveal show tell uncover
STRONG
lay open
WEAK
unmask

Example Sentences

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The following day Lyons was photographed, with his hands bound by cable ties, being led from police headquarters wearing bright orange overalls and a black face mask.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Many homes “inappropriately diagnosed residents with schizophrenia to mask the nursing homes’ misuse of antipsychotic drugs and to artificially inflate their star ratings,” it adds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The result is a world surrounded by frictionless experiences that mask systems that we neither understand nor control.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: This eye mask uses compression, vibration and heat to gently massage away tension and stress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

He shrugged, twisting his face into a comical mask.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda