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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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That reaction informed showrunner Patrick Macmanus’ approach to rendering “Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” for Peacock, however.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025

She has twice been a Pulitzer Prize finalist and is the author of six books, including “Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and The Science That Saved Them.”

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2023

Spies in Disguise Will Smith and Tom Holland provide voices in this 2019 computer-animated spy comedy directed by Troy Quane and Nick Bruno.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2020

"However, the fact that Angel in Disguise was rejected suggests that it may not be the best song in the world. Sometimes these things are better left as tantalising mysteries."

From BBC • May 4, 2020

“Leave the city along with the others. Disguise ourselves as well as we can.”

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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