unmasked
No longer hidden
Unmasked means revealed or exposed, with the mask removed.
A superhero's secret identity is unmasked when discovered.
Figuratively, anything hidden that comes to light has been unmasked: The investigation unmasked widespread corruption.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, unmasked took on literal meaning for people not wearing face coverings: Several unmasked shoppers ignored the store's policy.
Revealed after concealment
- exposedOut in open
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- disclosedMade previously hidden known
- discoveredFound something previously unknown
revealed · shown · laid bare · brought to light · outed · detected · unearthed · divulged
Out in open
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
susceptible · open · raw · naked · bare · at risk · unsafe · insecure
Honest and direct
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- genuineTruly what it claims
- authenticVerified as original
transparent · frank · blunt · straightforward · unpretentious · unfeigned · undisguised · unvarnished
Without safeguard or shield
- exposedOut in open
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- spreaderTool for distribution
- infection riskLikelihood of disease transmission
symptomatic · transmitting · infectious · carrier · contaminated · superspreader · droplets · airborne
Released from confinement
- unchainedFreed from restraints
- unshackledReleased from restraints
- unfetteredFree from restriction
- unrestrainedNot held back
unbound · released · liberated · emancipated · disenthralled · unbridled · uncaged · unleashed
unveiled
Revealed after concealment
discovered · revealed · shown · laid bare · brought to light · outed · detected · unearthed · divulged · confessed
exposed
Out in open
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
unshielded · susceptible · open · raw · naked · bare · at risk · unsafe · insecure · uncovered
candid
Honest and direct
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- genuineTruly what it claims
authentic · transparent · frank · blunt · straightforward · unpretentious · unfeigned · undisguised · unvarnished · true
unprotected
Without safeguard or shield
- exposedOut in open
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- spreaderTool for distribution
infection risk · symptomatic · transmitting · infectious · carrier · contaminated · superspreader · droplets · airborne
freed
Released from confinement
- unchainedFreed from restraints
- unshackledReleased from restraints
- unfetteredFree from restriction
unrestrained · unbound · released · liberated · emancipated · disenthralled · unbridled · uncaged · unleashed · let loose
- visibilityvisibility, visible, invisible, hidden, hide
- exposésexposed, revealed, uncovered, disclosed, unearthed
- theaterplays, stage, play, onstage, acting
- humiliationashamed, abasement, embarrassed, chagrin, mortified
- scandalscandal, infamy, disgrace, coverup, cover-up
- Revelation phrasesaha, eureka, voila, ta-da, behold
unmaskeddisguised
Concealed true identity
concealed · hidden · undercover · in character · fake