Synonyms and Antonyms of mask
1
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
- the federal agents masked their surveillance vehicle so that it looked like an ordinary moving van
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
- masked his real motives for wanting to see the house that was for sale
belie, blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, enshroud, hide, 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
