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camouflaged

camouflaged

11 4.5
Hidden by colors or patterns that match the background
  • adjective
  • /ˈkæməˌflɑːʒd/
: camuflado
  • In the forest, the camouflaged soldiers moved silently, hidden among the trees.

There are things out there that will do you harm that are so camouflaged you can't see them at all.

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Examples

  • A frail figure carrying a huge pile of cornstalks, perfectly camouflaged and only visible because of movement, plodded downhill ahead of me.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The driver wears a camouflaged fatigue jacket and looks familiar.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Soldiers kept walking through the hospital room in camouflaged uniforms.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Part of it, however, appeared to be a carefully camouflaged dock.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Martin has discovered his son's secret hiding place: a camouflaged corner of the attic.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The soldiers, following him in their slow, camouflaged jeeps, had come to call for me.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • There, from a perfectly camouflaged body, a single brown eye stared at him.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • A trapdoor spider pops out of its camouflaged den like a jack-in-the-box.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • But even as his words echoed across the ravine, the camouflaged synth vanished into the greenery of the forest.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The camouflaged lizard blended perfectly with the leaves, making it hard to spot.

Synonyms

hidden
vscamouflaged
801 1.1

A thing that is not easily seen or found

is concealed by protective coloring or disguise to match surroundings
invisible
vscamouflaged
319 2.7

Not easy for other people to notice

is made only difficult to see using colors or disguise rather than truly unseen
concealed
vscamouflaged
95 3.7

Hidden so people cannot see it

is hidden by protective coloring or disguise to blend into surroundings
disguised
vscamouflaged
65 4.2

Hidden so people do not know the true identity or purpose

is about visual blending for protection rather than deliberate deception
masked
vscamouflaged
57 5.8

Hiding true feelings or intentions so others do not know

is achieved by matching appearance to surroundings for safety or hiding
veiled
vscamouflaged
40 6.2

Partly hidden or not said clearly

is concealed by visual blending that aims to make objects hard to notice
cloaked
vscamouflaged
35 6.8

Hidden so people cannot see the true purpose or meaning

hides by using protective coloring or pattern to blend with environment

Antonyms

exposed
182 3.4

Not protected from danger or bad weather

unveiled
2 4.2

Shown to the public after being kept secret

How Hidden

undetectable
23 6.5
concealed
95 3.7
camouflaged
11 4.5
inconspicuous
15 6.9

Surface Forms

camouflaged positive

Morphology

camouflaged = camouflage (transparent) = camouflage + ed

The adjective is clearly the past-participle/adjectival form of the verb 'camouflage' formed with the regular -ed suffix, so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Camouflaged comes from the French verb camoufler, which means 'to hide or disguise'. Think of it as putting on a natural 'mask' or cover to blend with the background, so something camouflaged is made hard to see.