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cloaked

cloaked

4 6.8
Hidden so people cannot see the true purpose or meaning
  • adjective
  • /kloʊkt/
translation icon : encubierto
  • Then Allanon appeared, rising out of the black waters to a chorus of cries, a cloaked and hooded gray ghost come out of the netherworld to speak with the man who had been chosen as his successor.
  • cloaked figure
  • cloaked man
  • cloaked woman

Fear, stubbornness, which is usually cloaked in fear.

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Examples

  • You see climate change cloaked as green industrial policy.

  • In the dim light of the alley, the cloaked figure seemed to vanish into the shadows.

  • Once the cloaked ships set down, the next phase of the invasion may begin.

  • Fear, stubbornness, which is usually cloaked in fear.

  • D'Artagnan takes steps as if to join them, then turns back, eyes the door, the Cardinal, and the cloaked figure now behind it.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • When Pandora took out the trash after dinner that night, she saw a cloaked figure standing by the wash.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The shadowy cloaked figures making their way down to the harbor are Hector and Thalia.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Suddenly, William freezes; a shaft of moonlight illuminates a cloaked woman standing twenty feet ahead of him.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The cloaked man laughed to himself as he caught the big, burly would-be killers blanching and turning away.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • A cloaked figure alighted and strode to the gatehouse, his cape flapping darkly behind him.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

secret
vscloaked
2.0

Hidden so other people do not know about it

is broader, adding visible covering or changed appearance as well
hidden
vscloaked
125 1.1

A thing that is not easily seen or found

includes that but also adds purposeful covering and changing appearance
under wraps
vscloaked
  • Informal
28 6.0

Most people do not know about it

can mean being covered or disguised, not only withheld from public
veiled
vscloaked
25 6.2

Partly hidden or not said clearly

is more general, covering full cover as well as partial or suggestive keeping from view
masked
vscloaked
15 5.8

Hiding true feelings or intentions so others do not know

can be neutral covering rather than deliberate attempt to mislead
disguised
vscloaked
6 4.2

Hidden so people do not know the true identity or purpose

is less focused on purposeful deceit and can be neutral covering
concealed
vscloaked
5 3.7

Hidden so people cannot see it

is broader, also meaning covered or made to look different in meaning
cloak-and-dagger
vscloaked
  • Informal
5 8.9

Being secret and mysterious like spy stories

is the general idea of cover or disguise without dramatic espionage focus
camouflaged
vscloaked
4 4.5

Hidden by colors or patterns that match the background

is often broader, including nonvisual or figurative forms of cover
4 7.7

Hidden and hard to understand because it is secret

covers both this uncertainty and straightforward physical or visual covering
mantled
vscloaked
6.8

A thing that is covered by a layer like a cloak or mist

also applies to figurative keeping of meaning, not only physical wrapping

How Hidden

hidden
125 1.1
cloaked
4 6.8
masked
15 5.8
veiled
25 6.2

Surface Forms

cloaked positive

Morphology

cloaked = cloak (transparent) = cloak + ed

Formed directly from the verb 'cloak' with the participial/adjectival suffix '-ed', so the meaning 'hidden/covered' is predictable.

Etymology

Cloaked comes from cloak, an old word for a loose outer coat people wore to hide their clothes or move quietly. So to be cloaked is to be 'covered' or 'hidden', either by a real coat or by secret words and actions.