cloaked

Hidden from view

Cloaked means covered or concealed, as if hidden beneath a cloak.

The word usually appears figuratively: a town cloaked in fog, motives cloaked in secrecy, an operation cloaked in mystery.

In fantasy and science fiction, cloaked often describes invisibility technology: The ship remained cloaked until it was too late.

hidden

concealed

Made invisible deliberately

enveloped · invisible · unseen · screened · blanketed · curtained · enshrouded · shadowed · hidden · buried

garment

mantle

Covering or wrap

  • capeShouldered sleeveless wrap
  • robeLong loose outer garment
  • hoodedHaving a fabric headpiece

draped · wrapped · shroud · cowl · flowing · swathed · enrobed · caped · vestment

disguised

incognito

With identity concealed

masquerade · unrecognized · unidentified · camouflaged · concealed · undetected · unnoticed · inconspicuous · unobtrusive · impostor

mystery

enigmatic

Puzzling and obscure

cryptic · inscrutable · unknown · mysterious · shadowy · obscure · elusive · esoteric · hidden · impenetrable

espionage

spy

Covert information gatherer

operative · infiltration · surveillance · intelligence · sabotage · counterintelligence · moles · secretive · subterfuge · shadowy

Categories
Opposites
visibility/concealment

cloakedexposed

Out in open

revealed · uncloaked · visible · uncovered · shown

disclosure/secrecy

cloakedovert

Plainly apparent to all

open · transparent · undisguised · unmasked · candid

physical covering

cloakedbare

Lacking any covering

naked · unclothed · uncovered · stripped · disrobed

Phrases
Family

cloak, cloaks, cloaking, uncloaked, decloak, decloaked, decloaking

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Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G