disguises
Costumes hiding identity
Disguises are outward alterations meant to conceal identity—costumes, masks, wigs, or changes in appearance that make someone unrecognizable: The spy traveled under various disguises.
The word extends to anything that obscures true nature: His friendliness was a disguise for ambition.
As a verb form, disguises means to conceal or misrepresent: She disguises her accent when she's nervous.
Deceptive act or costume party
- HalloweenOctober 31st festival
- cosplayDressing as media characters
- outfitSet of clothes worn together
- getupInformal term for attire
garb · attire · incognito · mask · cloak · cape · wig · mustache
Deception through false identity
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
charlatan · con · sham · pretense · fake · counterfeit · forgery · hoax
Act of hiding something
- blendCombine into mixture
- camoConcealment pattern, briefly
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- coverProtect by overlaying
invisibility · mimicry · cryptic · hide · disappear · chameleon · ambush · natural patterns
Unknown identity state
- safetyFreedom from harm
- securityProtection from threat
- coverProtect by overlaying
- shelterProtected place or structure
refuge · witness protection · safeguard · concealed identity · hidden · underground · safe house · asylum
Act of modifying
- makeoverComplete appearance overhaul
- modificationAct of altering something
- conversionAct of changing states
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
reinvention · overhaul · reworking · unrecognizable · new look · plastic surgery · weight change · hair dye
masquerade
Deceptive act or costume party
getup · garb · attire · incognito · mask · cloak · cape · wig · mustache · beard
imposture
Deception through false identity
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
deceit · charlatan · con · sham · pretense · fake · counterfeit · forgery · hoax · swindle
concealment
Act of hiding something
cover · invisibility · mimicry · cryptic · hide · disappear · chameleon · ambush · natural patterns · ghillie suit
anonymity
Unknown identity state
shelter · refuge · witness protection · safeguard · concealed identity · hidden · underground · safe house · asylum · escape
alteration
Act of modifying
- makeoverComplete appearance overhaul
- modificationAct of altering something
- conversionAct of changing states
metamorphosis · reinvention · overhaul · reworking · unrecognizable · new look · plastic surgery · weight change · hair dye
- carnivalparade, costume, float, ferris wheel, roller coaster
- spy gamesstealth, gadgets, secret agent, agents, covert ops
- spy gearspy gadgets, decoder rings, invisible ink, microfilm, silencers
- Slavery EscapeUnderground Railroad, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, runaways, fugitives
- Con Artist Tropescon artists, deceivers, schemes, imposters, double-crosses
- Roman Espionagespies, informants, scouts, couriers, agents
disguisesauthenticates
Confirms as genuine
identifies · confirms · verifies · clarifies · illuminates
- 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, disguised, undisguised, disguising, disguiser, disguisers, disguisable, undisguisedly