masked

[maskt, mahskt]

adjective

1. using or wearing a mask or masks.

   a masked burglar; masked actors.

2. disguised; concealed; hidden.

   masked treachery; masked forces.

3. Botany.,  personate.

4. Zoology.,  having markings that resemble a mask.

masked

/ mɑːskt /

adjective

1. disguised or covered by or as if by a mask

2. botany another word for personate 2

Other Word Forms

• unmasked adjective
• well-masked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of masked¹

First recorded in 1575–85; mask + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Large numbers of masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could round up voters, many of them citizens who “look suspicious.”

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A brazen robbery caught on video showed three masked men dressed as FBI agents entering a Riverside County home before restraining the occupants and robbing them.

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He’s installed a temporary piece at the restaurant that shows a masked ICE agent named Walter wearing an L.A.

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Liverpool City Council's comments come after masked social media campaigner Zoë Bread filmed instances where on-street signage in the city centre did not reflect recent changes to parking rules.

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In Los Angeles this summer, contingents of heavily armed, masked agents began chasing down and arresting day laborers, street vendors and car wash workers.

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