disguise
Concealment through costume
A disguise is an altered appearance meant to conceal identity—a costume, wig, or false beard that makes someone unrecognizable.
To disguise yourself is to put on such a covering.
The word extends to anything that masks true nature: a blessing in disguise, thinly disguised contempt.
To disguise a voice is to alter it so the speaker can't be identified.
Face-worn concealment
- veilFabric that obscures
- cloakSleeveless outer wrap
- coverProtect by overlaying
- hoodAttached head covering
screen · shroud · hidden · obscure · shadow · secrecy · covert · incognito
October 31st festival
- cosplayDressing as media characters
- outfitSet of clothes worn together
- maskFace-worn concealment
- costumeClothing for portrayal
uniform · attire · theatrical · makeup · wig · prosthetics · getup · wardrobe
Intentional criminal trickery
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
imposture · sham · fakery · guile · artifice · charade · duplicity · misrepresentation
Act of hiding something
- blendCombine into mixture
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
- camoConcealment pattern, briefly
- hideConceal or pelt
invisibility · mimicry · cryptic · stealth · ghillie suit · foliage · natural · underbrush
Covert information gatherer
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- agentOne who acts independently
- operativeCovert field agent
mole · cover · alias · legend · tradecraft · surveillance · intelligence · covert ops
Concealed threat within welcome package
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
- trapDevice for catching animals
- baitLure for prey
- enticementSomething that attracts
allurement · malware · phishing · wolf in sheep's clothing · façade · front · false flag
Make a modification
- changeTo make different
- modifyChange partially
- convertChange in form or faith
- morphChange form gradually
reshape · makeover · unrecognizable · transfigure · metamorphosis · plastic surgery · aging · physical change
mask
Face-worn concealment
hood · screen · shroud · hidden · obscure · shadow · secrecy · covert · incognito · anonymity
Halloween
October 31st festival
costume · uniform · attire · theatrical · makeup · wig · prosthetics · getup · wardrobe · character
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
subterfuge · imposture · sham · fakery · guile · artifice · charade · duplicity · misrepresentation · fabrication
concealment
Act of hiding something
hide · invisibility · mimicry · cryptic · stealth · ghillie suit · foliage · natural · underbrush · disruptive
spy
Covert information gatherer
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- agentOne who acts independently
operative · mole · cover · alias · legend · tradecraft · surveillance · intelligence · covert ops · cloak-and-dagger
Trojan horse
Concealed threat within welcome package
enticement · allurement · malware · phishing · wolf in sheep's clothing · façade · front · false flag
alter
Make a modification
morph · reshape · makeover · unrecognizable · transfigure · metamorphosis · plastic surgery · aging · physical change · body modification
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- mystery fictionwhodunit, whodunnit, sleuth, murder mystery, detective novel
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- Spy Fictionspy, secret agent, double agent, MI6, CIA
- carnivalparade, costume, float, ferris wheel, roller coaster
- concealmentconceal, hiding, concealing, concealed, hide
disguiseauthenticity
Quality of being genuine
genuineness · true self · unvarnished truth · true colors · naked truth
disguisecandor
Unguarded truthfulness
directness · forthrightness · straightforwardness · bluntness · frankness
- blessing in disguiseApparent misfortune yielding benefit
- a blessing in disguiseApparent misfortune proving beneficial
- devil in disguiseHarmful person seeming harmless
- disguised adsMarketing hidden as content
- disguise kitSupplies for altering appearance
- in disguise
disguised, undisguised, disguises, disguising, disguiser, disguisers, disguisable, undisguisable