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as in costumes
clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else
Mardi Gras revelers dressed in a colorful array of outlandish disguises
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as in guises
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
somehow, he managed to put on a disguise of happiness as he watched his secret crush marry someone else
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as in masks
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
the spies disguised themselves as harmless tourists
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as in hides
to keep secret or shut off from view
that investigative reporter usually does a good job of disguising her true motives for interviewing a person
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Recent Examples of disguises
Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
Adding the 6-4 Ja’Kobi Lane on the outside generates more looks and disguises for the offense.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Now grown, the siblings use their fortune, along with their own peculiar talents—disguises, forgery, weapons handling—to lead Robin Hood–esque missions throughout London.
—Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Defenses can also try coverage disguises — show man, then play Cover 2 to put extra defenders in the intermediate zones.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Trick-or-treaters and other participants don outfits, wigs and accessories to show off their disguises for the event.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
This explains why, in the first episode, Cherry cut out a lamb’s heart and disguises herself as a wedding caterer.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Loss has many disguises, and combined with loss is fear.
—Melinda Fouts, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Hit Man Based on an outrageous true story, Richard Linklater's 2024 action rom-com sees Glen Powell donning the many disguises of Gary Johnson, a New Orleans Police Department contractor who poses as a hitman to arrest those trying to hire him.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
His tryout didn't go great — but the bit did spawn an entirely new series starring Powell as a disgraced former college football star who disguises himself with prosthetics and joins the South Georgia Catfish football team.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Instead of providing an actual document, the page disguises a malicious PowerShell command as a file path.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Because he’s too thoroughly canceled to show his real face on the field, Russ, whose father happens to do special effects makeup for a living, disguises himself with prosthetics, and Chad Powers is born.
—Judy Berman, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Gnosia is an enemy that disguises itself as a human and attacks them.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The striped pattern is classic and cleverly disguises any wrinkles that might occur during your journey.
—Gabriela Garcia, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Viola disguises herself as a boy named Cesario and becomes a servant to Duke Orsino (Khris Davis).
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Denzel plays the earnest private with a secret with a smart, eager-to-please manner that disguises the cunning and danger underneath.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
The Crinkle Nylon Cinchable Jacket is lightweight and ultra-packable, as the crinkly material disguises wrinkles even after it’s been stuffed in a suitcase.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
Adding the 6-4 Ja’Kobi Lane on the outside generates more looks and disguises for the offense.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Now grown, the siblings use their fortune, along with their own peculiar talents—disguises, forgery, weapons handling—to lead Robin Hood–esque missions throughout London.
—Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Defenses can also try coverage disguises — show man, then play Cover 2 to put extra defenders in the intermediate zones.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Trick-or-treaters and other participants don outfits, wigs and accessories to show off their disguises for the event.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
This explains why, in the first episode, Cherry cut out a lamb’s heart and disguises herself as a wedding caterer.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Loss has many disguises, and combined with loss is fear.
—Melinda Fouts, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Hit Man Based on an outrageous true story, Richard Linklater's 2024 action rom-com sees Glen Powell donning the many disguises of Gary Johnson, a New Orleans Police Department contractor who poses as a hitman to arrest those trying to hire him.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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In Chad Powers, new episodes available to stream Tuesdays on Hulu, Powell plays hotshot quarterback Russ Holliday, who disguises himself as the titular football player to join a new team after tanking his own college career.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
His tryout didn't go great — but the bit did spawn an entirely new series starring Powell as a disgraced former college football star who disguises himself with prosthetics and joins the South Georgia Catfish football team.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Instead of providing an actual document, the page disguises a malicious PowerShell command as a file path.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Because he’s too thoroughly canceled to show his real face on the field, Russ, whose father happens to do special effects makeup for a living, disguises himself with prosthetics, and Chad Powers is born.
—Judy Berman, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Gnosia is an enemy that disguises itself as a human and attacks them.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The striped pattern is classic and cleverly disguises any wrinkles that might occur during your journey.
—Gabriela Garcia, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Viola disguises herself as a boy named Cesario and becomes a servant to Duke Orsino (Khris Davis).
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Denzel plays the earnest private with a secret with a smart, eager-to-please manner that disguises the cunning and danger underneath.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disguises
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Kids and adults can have a fun time dressing up and making costumes from scratch.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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Supporters say the inflatable costumes draw attention without violence.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bad actors can take on all kinds of guises—including pretending to be lawyers.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This masks a deeper truth about modern traveler behavior and market dynamics.—
Ascend Agency,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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But this boom masks a deep divide.—
Erin Hogeboom,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Incarceration often hides in plain sight.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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The scene from Badlands hangs over the songwriting like a dark cloud; Spacek’s bedroom in the scene looks quite a bit like the bedroom in which the young Springsteen hides from his own angry father.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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During the festival, SCAD will introduce new backlot facades as well as plans for two new soundstages and 11 new classrooms set to open in 2026.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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On Wednesday, the team announced the creation of a new way to evaluate the performance of photoactive materials for semi-transparent organic photovoltaics (ST-OPVs), which could transform how energy is harvested through everyday surfaces like windows, screens, and facades.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Such mismatched windows can be a sign that an interior wall conceals unused space or that a room has been sealed off during renovations.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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Thick and fast-growing, the greenery conceals a chain-link fence that helps with crowd control between the stands and field.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Did Gacy’s attorney, Sam Amirante, agree to represent him on false pretenses and later struggle to be his lawyer?—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Harold is so clearly not a great man that his pretenses feel more like cries for help.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But this is a production that tends to let the eye wander toward a horizon line, and which cloaks its actors, in Adam Honoré and Donald Holder’s lighting design, in shades of purple and orange as their voices echo across the stage.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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The new Crystalium edition cloaks that signature architecture in a black DLC case while layering in high craft.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Disguises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disguises. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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