masked
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- adjective
- /mæskt/
- The organization used a masked identity to conduct its investigations and protect its members.
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- One thing I I still find so difficult to understand is couples where one's masked and one's not.
- They have hinted at strange survivals in terms which would freeze the blood if not masked by a bland optimism.
- But the difference is that revenge is now masked as sham love, fake love for the small.
- Under the free rights of dream, the unsafe conditions masked by law.
- One thing I I still find so difficult to understand is couples wear one's masked and one's not.
Examples
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The masked man had taken his place.
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"Masked Menace Terrorizes Town."
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This masked man is now in prison.
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We are to perform at a great masked ball.
Fiction book (1996) -
"Very good, Brother Perry," commented the masked leader.
Fiction book (1992) -
Hey, Rosie, you say the masked man was about that size?
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Late that night, several masked men stormed into his home, awakening Rogers from his sleep.
Academic text (2008) -
The Green Hornet and his masked accomplice stirred up trouble in the southland today.
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2 MASKED MEN, ONE WITH A GREAT, BIG GUN.
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And now as first responders desperately scramble to help the injured, a mysterious masked man emerges, heroically pulling the victims right through that skylight...
Synonyms
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1.1
A thing that is not easily seen or found
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6.8
Done secretly to avoid being seen or known
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Hidden so people cannot see it
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4.2
Hidden so people do not know the true identity or purpose
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3.4
Wearing clothes or a costume to hide who you really are
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6.2
Partly hidden or not said clearly
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Hidden so people cannot see the true purpose or meaning
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Acting quietly and secretly to avoid being noticed
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4.5
Hidden by colors or patterns that match the background
To hide the truth to trick people
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
A small, common shrew with a dark head and back that lives in wet places in North America
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Etymology
Masked comes from mask, a 'face cover' used to hide who you are, so to say someone is 'masked' means their true feelings or intentions are hidden and not easy to see.