masquerades

The word “masquerades” has 3 syllables: mas-quer-ades

It's pronounced as /ˌmæs.kəˈreɪdz/

What is synonym and antonym for masquerades?

In the thesaurus, “masquerades” has 63 synonyms and 3 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for masquerades

acts
affectations
affects
airs
appearances
assumes
betrayals
bluffs
camouflages
charades
cloaks
colors
conceals
counterfeits
deceits
deceptions
disguises
dissembles
dissimulates
dissimulations
double crosses
double-dealings
duplicities
excuses
facades
fakeries
fakes
falsities
feigns
feints
frauds
fronts
glosses
guiles
guises
images
impersonates
impersonations
infidelities
lets on
makes out
masks
perfidies
performances
personae
personas
playacts
plays
portrayals
poses
pretences
pretends
pretenses
pretexts
professes
put-ons
puts on
semblances
shams
shows
simulates
treacheries
treasons

Antonyms for masquerades

candors
naivetes
sincerities

Meanings of masquerades

noun
1. An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
2. The act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball.
3. An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.
4. An assembly of varied, often fanciful, things.
5. A cosplay event at which costumed attendees perform skits.
6. A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask or masque.
7. A Spanish entertainment or military exercise in which squadrons of horses charge at each other, the riders fighting with bucklers and canes.
verb
1. To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; to wear a disguise.
2. To pass off as a different person or a person with qualities that one does not possess; also, to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.
3. To conceal (someone) with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise.

Example Sentences

The city hosts elegant masquerades during the winter festival.
She often masquerades as someone confident, though she feels unsure inside.
He enjoys attending historical masquerades in full costume.
The film features several lavish masquerades filled with intrigue.
She masquerades her true identity to protect herself from danger.

On this page you'll find 66 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to masquerades, such as: acts, affectations, affects, airs, appearances, assumes, betrayals.

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