Synonyms for disguise
- verb
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.
Spies often disguise themselves.
- n. 1
Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
A cape and moustache completed his disguise.
Related words
- Phrases
- blessing in disguise
Example sentences
- hide It became so that I had to hide from the landlord.
- mask He wore a mask so that no one could recognize him.
- cloak There's some cloak-and-dagger stuff going on here.
- masquerade Tom held a masquerade ball in the grand ballroom.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disguise | rising | |
| hide | rising | |
| mask | rising | |
| cloak | rising | |
| masquerade | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hide1, mask1, veil1, sham1, garb1
- 5 letters
- cover2, color2, blind1, cloak1, gloss1, guise1, feign1
- 6 letters
- screen1, colour2, shroud1
- 7 letters
- obscure2, conceal2, pretext2, varnish2, secrete2
- 8 letters
- pretense2, travesty3, pretence, palliate
- 9 letters
- dissemble3
- 10 letters
- camouflage3, masquerade3
- 11 letters
- dissimulate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cover2 = 2 syllables).