disguise

[dis-gahyz, dih-skahyz] / dɪsˈgaɪz, dɪˈskaɪz /

NOUN

covering, makeup for deception

Synonyms

STRONGEST

camouflage cloak guise trickery veil

STRONG

beard blind charade color coloring concealment costume counterfeit cover-up dissimulation dress facade face faking front illusion make believe mask masquerade pageant pretense pretension pretentiousness pseudonym put on screen semblance veneer

WEAK

false front fig leaf getup pen name red herring smokescreen

Antonyms

STRONG

back character honesty personality reality rear truth

VERB

mask; misrepresent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alter belie camouflage cloak conceal cover up deceive dress up gloss over hide mask misrepresent obscure

STRONG

affect age antique assume beard change color counterfeit cover dissemble dissimulate fake falsify feign front fudge garble masquerade muffle obfuscate pretend redo screen secrete sham shroud simulate varnish veil whitewash

WEAK

doctor up make like make up put on a false front put on a front put on an act put up a front put up a smokescreen touch up wear cheaters

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be honest disclose divulge expose lay bare let out open reveal show tell uncover

STRONG

represent tell the truth

WEAK

unmask

Example Sentences

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The signature goofiness of “Undercover Boss” is the cheap disguises producers use to camouflage the executives.

From Salon

The peace of lush, rural landscape in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province disguises the anxiety that is stalking the land.

From BBC

When my beautiful lady hero was escaping from bad guys in Sands at Sunset, she disguised herself in old clothes and grease till she looked so ugly they didn’t notice her.

From Literature

Brazilian police have disguised themselves using fancy dress to blend in as Carnival-goers to target phone thieves in Rio de Janeiro.

From BBC

To disguise the swelling caused by hours of handshaking, Volk suggested Lincoln grasp a sawed-off broomstick.

From The Wall Street Journal

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