disguised
Hidden behind appearances
Disguised describes something altered to conceal its true identity or nature.
A person in disguise wears different clothes or makeup to avoid recognition: She arrived at the party disguised as a pirate.
The word extends to anything hidden behind a false appearance: a blessing disguised as a setback, criticism disguised as concern.
Thinly disguised suggests the concealment is unconvincing: a thinly disguised attempt to take credit.
Kept out of sight
- camouflagedVisually hidden by coloring
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- shroudedCovered and hidden
cloaked · covert · invisible · undetected · unseen · buried · covered · secreted
With identity concealed
- anonymousOf unknown origin
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- aliasAdopted false name
- pseudonymFictitious professional name
impostor · spy · infiltrator · sleeper · mole · persona · alter-ego · unrecognized
Wearing special attire
- outfittedSupplied with gear
- wiggedWearing artificial hair
- getupInformal term for attire
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
attire · garb · regalia · robed · cloaked · hooded · veiled · bearded
Concealed or covered
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- shroudedCovered and hidden
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
hidden · underlying · coded · encrypted · encoded · obfuscated · euphemistic · sugarcoated
Not the real thing
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- shamFraudulent imitation
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
forged · pretend · feigned · simulated · false · bogus · deceptive · misleading
hidden
Kept out of sight
- camouflagedVisually hidden by coloring
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
- veiledConcealed or obscured
shrouded · cloaked · covert · invisible · undetected · unseen · buried · covered · secreted · blending
incognito
With identity concealed
- anonymousOf unknown origin
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- aliasAdopted false name
pseudonym · impostor · spy · infiltrator · sleeper · mole · persona · alter-ego · unrecognized · passing
costumed
Wearing special attire
ensemble · attire · garb · regalia · robed · cloaked · hooded · veiled · bearded · mustached
cloaked
Concealed or covered
buried · hidden · underlying · coded · encrypted · encoded · obfuscated · euphemistic · sugarcoated · whitewashed
fake
Not the real thing
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- shamFraudulent imitation
fraudulent · forged · pretend · feigned · simulated · false · bogus · deceptive · misleading · deceitful
ball
Spherical plaything or gala
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- venetianHorizontal slatted window shade
- galaFestive formal occasion
revelry · pageant · charade · festivity · masque · unmasking · midnight · intrigue
- hidden identitiesanonymous, anonymity, pseudonym, alias, incognito
- unrecognizableunrecognizable, blurred, camouflaged, obscured, distorted
- sugarcoatedsugarcoated, candy-coated, sweetened, honeyed, sugary
- visibilityvisibility, visible, invisible, hidden, hide
- dressed statesdressed, undressed, clothed, unclothed, naked
- protectedprotected, shielded, guarded, secured, safe
disguisedundisguised
Not hidden or masked
unmasked · revealed · uncovered · exposed · recognizable
disguisedvisible
Able to be seen
apparent · overt · observable · evident · conspicuous
disguisedundisguised
Not hidden or masked
open · overt · transparent · candid · frank
- 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
disguise, undisguised, disguises, disguising, disguiser, disguisers, disguisable