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What is another word for disguise?

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Noun

A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity

The concealing of one's true intentions or feelings

A set of clothes worn together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose

The act of concealing or hiding something

A costume to masquerade as something or someone else, or the act of doing so

A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense

To hide or conceal something (literally or figuratively)

To alter or misrepresent

To put on a false front

To cloak or envelop (under a covering)

To dress in (especially fine) clothes

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Noun

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A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity

pretence^UK

pretense^US

“When the war ended in 1918, he donned a disguise and fled temporarily into Switzerland.”

Noun

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The concealing of one's true intentions or feelings

front

facade

masquerade

pretence^UK

pretense^US

coloring^US

colouring^UK

color^US

colour^UK

demeanour^UK

demeanor^US

attractive appearance

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

spectre^UK

specter^US

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“Scarlet's childish behavior was only a disguise for her true self as a woman of virtue and honor.”

Noun

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A set of clothes worn together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose

colours^UK

colors^US

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Noun

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The act of concealing or hiding something

Noun

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A costume to masquerade as something or someone else, or the act of doing so

Noun

A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense

defence^UK

pretence^UK

pretense^US

defense^US

mitigating circumstances

apologizing^US

apologising^UK

the why and wherefore

reasonable justification

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Verb

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To hide or conceal something (literally or figuratively)

harbour^UK

harbor^US

minimize^US

minimise^UK

sweep under the carpet

not breathe a word of

stop something being overheard

put up a smoke screen

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“Gut-rot tasted so vile that the bartenders learned to mix the alcohol with fruit juices to disguise the taste.”

Verb

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To alter or misrepresent

colour^UK

color^US

give a false picture of

give a false account of

dramatize^US

put the wrong slant on

romanticise^UK

dramatise^UK

romanticize^US

make a mountain out of a molehill

emphasize^US

emphasise^UK

blow out of proportion

lay it on thick

go to extremes

make a federal case of

blow up out of all proportion

fill out

make a production out of

make partial

patch

weigh

give a false impression of

blow up out of proportion

mold^US

mould^UK

make a big thing out of

expand on

draw the long bow

mix up

make a mountain out of

exaggerate information

make too much of something

lay it on with a trowel

blow something out of all proportion

lay it on with a shovel

lay it on thick about

big up

make a drama out of a crisis

lay it on with a trowel about

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“Please note also that data deficiencies will tend to disguise the real figures.”

Verb

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To put on a false front

give the appearance of

hide one's feelings

go through the motions of

put up a smoke screen

give a false identity to

phony^US

phoney^UK

go through the motions

make a show

make a pretense

present a false face

present a false front

put on a false display

assume the character of

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“Like Uriah Heep, Quilp uses words to disguise his real intentions.”

Verb

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To cloak or envelop (under a covering)

harbour^UK

harbor^US

minimize^US

minimise^UK

sweep under the carpet

not breathe a word of

stop something being overheard

shut off

wall off

give a false idea of

give a false account of

shut out

inumbrate

block off the light to

cast a shadow

shut out the light from

put up a smoke screen

discolour^UK

discolor^US

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Verb

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To dress in (especially fine) clothes

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