1. mask
noun. ['ˈmæsk'] activity that tries to conceal something.
Synonyms
- concealment
- hiding
Antonyms
- insecurity
- unveil
- demystify
Etymology
- maske (Middle English (1100-1500))
- max (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- masken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- masque (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- maschera (Italian)
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Words that Rhyme with Mask
- trask
- flask
- task
- rask
- pasque
- pask
- pasch
- lask
- cask
- basque
- bask
Example sentences of the word mask
1. Noun, singular or mass
The guest with the best mask and costume combination will win a small prize.
Quotes containing the word mask
1. You find out in life that people really like you funny. So what do you give 'em? Humor. And then if you show them the other side, they don't like you as much. I find, too, that I can hide behind the idiot's mask being funny, and you never see the sorrow or the pain.
- Terry Bradshaw
2. It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.
- Gao Xingjian
3. Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
- Oscar Wilde
2. mask
noun. ['ˈmæsk'] a covering to disguise or conceal the face.
Synonyms
- disguise
- eye mask
- half mask
- domino
- covering
Antonyms
- natural object
- artifact
- undress
- exclude
Etymology
- maske (Middle English (1100-1500))
- max (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- masken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- masque (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- maschera (Italian)
3. mask
verb. ['ˈmæsk'] hide under a false appearance.
Synonyms
- cloak
- dissemble
Antonyms
- emphasize
- imply
- convey
Etymology
- maske (Middle English (1100-1500))
- max (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- masken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- masque (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- maschera (Italian)
4. mask
verb. ['ˈmæsk'] put a mask on or cover with a mask.
Antonyms
- uncover
Etymology
- maske (Middle English (1100-1500))
- max (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- masken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- masque (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- maschera (Italian)
5. mask
noun. ['ˈmæsk'] a protective covering worn over the face.
Synonyms
- welder's mask
- protection
- protective cover
- protective covering
- gas helmet
- gasmask
- face mask
Antonyms
- fall short of
- free
- articulate
- menace
Etymology
- maske (Middle English (1100-1500))
- max (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- masken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- masque (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- maschera (Italian)
6. mask
verb. ['ˈmæsk'] cover with a sauce.
Synonyms
- cover
Antonyms
- suggest
- paint a picture
Etymology
- maske (Middle English (1100-1500))
- max (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- masken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- masque (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- maschera (Italian)
7. mask
noun. ['ˈmæsk'] a party of guests wearing costumes and masks.
Synonyms
- fancy-dress ball
- masquerade party
- party
- masque
- masked ball
- masquerade
Antonyms
- accent
- express
- phrase
- ventilate
Etymology
- maske (Middle English (1100-1500))
- max (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- masken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- masque (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- maschera (Italian)
8. mask
verb. ['ˈmæsk'] shield from light.
Synonyms
- block out
Antonyms
- burst out
- give voice
Etymology
- maske (Middle English (1100-1500))
- max (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- masken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- masque (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- maschera (Italian)
9. mask
verb. ['ˈmæsk'] make unrecognizable.
Synonyms
- dissemble
- disguise
- hide
- cloak
- camouflage
- conceal
- masquerade
Antonyms
- connote
- punctuate
- evoke
- give vent
Etymology
- maske (Middle English (1100-1500))
- max (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- masken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- masque (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- maschera (Italian)