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• past tense form of mask.
• past participle of mask.

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

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masked

This protest followed a similar demonstration in Dover on Saturday, where hundreds of masked "stop the boats" activists gathered in the streets and shut down the port for hours.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

But management said that figure masked progress it was making in its efforts to appeal to families, as well as gains made from e-commerce sales and a collaboration with Pokémon.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

“She masked, she masked, she masked,” Leffler said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

But the glass on vitrines is nonreflective; lighting is state of the art; and windows, once masked by curtains, now reveal the landscape, thanks to UV-filtering film.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Green gauntlets covered their hands, and their faces were hooded and masked with green, except for their eyes, which were very keen and bright.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien