masked

American  

[maskt, mahskt] / mæskt, mɑskt /

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.

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masked British  

/ mɑːskt /

adjective

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

2. botany another word for personate 2

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Other Word Forms

• unmasked adjective
• well-masked adjective

Etymology

Origin of masked

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

Example Sentences

"It may well be that those were masked by other molecules in the study," Niemann says.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

We’ve all seen the appalling videos of masked agents ambushing and abducting these migrants in the halls of New York’s immigration court as they’re leaving a hearing.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Footage shared online, which the BBC could not independently verify, appeared to show more than 90 individuals wearing black - many of them masked - running into Jalud.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

A backpack carried by the masked man at Nancy Guthrie’s door may not have been bought at Walmart, as originally believed, but may have been purchased on a secondary market such as EBay, Nanos said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

The fight with his mom and Ricky temporarily masked the bottomless anxiety he always felt.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss