masks

The word “masks” has 1 syllable: masks

It's pronounced as /mæsks/

What is synonym and antonym for masks?

In the thesaurus, “masks” has 82 synonyms and 30 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for masks along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for masks

Potemkin villages
Trojan horses
acts
affects
assumes
beclouds
bedims
befogs
belies
bills
blankets
blinds
blocks
blots out
buries
camouflages
cloaks
clouds
concealers
conceals
copes
cosmeticizes
costumes
counterfeits
cover-ups
coverings
covers
covertures
curtains
darkens
disguises
dissembles
dissimulates
dominoes
dominos
dresses up
eclipses
enshrouds
facades
faces
fakes
feigns
fig leafs
fig leaves
gilds
glosses
guises
hides
hoods
impersonates
mantles
masquerades
obscures
obstructs
occludes
occults
overcasts
overshadows
palls
papers over
penumbrae
penumbras
plays
poses
pretends
robes
screens
shades
shams
shields
shrouds
simulates
smothers
suppresses
varnishes
veils
veneers
visors
vizards
vizors
whitewashes
wraps

Antonyms for masks

advertises
airs
bares
betrays
brings out
broadcasts
clarifies
discloses
discovers
displays
divulges
exhibits
exposes
flaunts
gets out
illuminates
parades
presents
proclaims
publicizes
publishes
reveals
shows
spreads
uncloaks
unclothes
uncovers
undrapes
unmasks
unveils

Meanings of masks

noun
1. A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
2. That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.
3. A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade.
4. A person wearing a mask.
5. A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.
6. A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like.
7. (fortification) In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere.
8. (fortification) A screen for a battery.
9. The lower lip of the larva of a dragonfly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ.
10. (Puebloan) A ceremonial object used in Puebloan kachina cults that resembles a Euro-American mask. (The term is objected to as an appropriate translation by Puebloan peoples as it emphasizes imitation but ignores power and representational intent.).
11. A pattern of bits used in bitwise operations; bitmask.
12. A two-color (black and white) bitmap generated from an image, used to create transparency in the image.
13. The head of a fox, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
14. A mesh.
15. The mesh of a net; a net; net-bag.
16. Mash.
verb
1. To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.
2. To disguise; to cover; to hide.
3. To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
4. To cover or keep in check.
5. To take part as a masker in a masquerade.
6. To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way.
7. To cover or shield a part of a design or picture in order to prevent reproduction or to safeguard the surface from the colors used when working with an air brush or painting.
8. To set or unset (certain bits, or binary digits, within a value) by means of a bitmask.
9. To disable (an interrupt, etc.) by setting or unsetting the associated bit.
10. To mash.
11. To mix malt with hot water to yield wort.
12. To be infused or steeped.
13. To prepare tea in a teapot; alternative to brew.
14. To bewilder; confuse.

Example Sentences

The students wore colorful masks for the school play.
During the pandemic, people were required to wear masks in public.
The museum displayed ancient ceremonial masks.
She collects handmade masks from different cultures.
All the guests arrived wearing elegant masks for the masquerade ball.

On this page you'll find 112 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to masks, such as: Potemkin villages, Trojan horses, acts, advertises, affects, airs, assumes.

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