Synonyms and Antonyms of cloak
1
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
- the outlaw nation had cloaked its chemical weapons plant as a fertilizer factory
blanket, blot out, conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, obscure, occult, screen, shroud, veil
affect, assume, counterfeit, dissemble, dissimulate, feign, pose, pretend, sham, simulate
act, fake, impersonate, masquerade, play
cosmeticize, gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash
display, exhibit, expose, flaunt, parade, show, uncloak, unclothe, uncover, undrape, unveil
bare, betray, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, reveal
2
to keep secret or shut off from view
- cloaked their military maneuvers from the outside world
belie, blanket, blot out, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, enshroud, hide, mask, obscure, occult, paper over, screen, shroud, suppress, veil
bury, camouflage, cover (up), smother
gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash
becloud, bedim, befog, block, cloud, darken, eclipse, obstruct, occlude, overcast, overshadow, shade
bare, disclose, display, divulge, expose, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil