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masking

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

Example Sentences

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They’ve become experts in kayfabe, the dramatic art of masking fake conflict as real.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Hall, a self-employed silversmith, first noticed symptoms after coming off the contraceptive pill which she said had been "masking" the pain for 10 years.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

According MarineTraffic data analysed by AFP on Friday, only nine commercial ships -- tankers, cargo vessels and container ships -- had been detected crossing the strait since Monday, with some intermittently masking their position.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Instead, researchers could only determine an average energy loss rate, masking the true and often unstable behavior of the qubit.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 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