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present participle of mask.

Definitions

masking

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

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hiding adj.
camouflage n.
cover-up n.
masquerade n.
pretending n.

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

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Recently, a review found almost 400 research papers talking about masking, mostly focusing on autistic women who were diagnosed as adults and don't have any intellectual disabilities.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Women, she says, tend to be more adept at "masking" the condition.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

And the gains from AI are masking more normal earnings elsewhere, some analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

A surprising surge in the trade deficit is expected to subtract an unusually large 1.0 to 1.5 percentage points from GDP, masking the strength of the underlying economy.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

On the second day of slowly rifling through Benton’s things, Cabot Searcy came upon a photo album labeled with a strip of masking tape and a black marker.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

masking

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