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- [uhn-mask, -mahsk]
- /ʌnˈmæsk, -ˈmɑsk/
- /ʌnˈmɑːsk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhn-mask, -mahsk]
- /ʌnˈmæsk, -ˈmɑsk/
Definitions of unmasked word
- verb with object unmasked to strip a mask or disguise from. 1
- verb with object unmasked to reveal the true character of; disclose; expose. 1
- verb with object unmasked Military. to reveal the presence of (guns) by firing. 1
- verb without object unmasked to put off one's mask; appear in true nature. 1
- adjective unmasked using or wearing a mask or masks: a masked burglar; masked actors. 1
- adjective unmasked disguised; concealed; hidden: masked treachery; masked forces. 1
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Origin of unmasked
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; un-2 + mask
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Parts of speech for Unmasked
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unmasked popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
unmasked usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unmasked
adj unmasked
- for show — in order to impress, for display only
verb unmasked
- circularized — Simple past tense and past participle of circularize.
- demystified — Simple past tense and past participle of demystify.
- jived — swing music or early jazz.
adjective unmasked
- exposed — Make (something) visible, typically by uncovering it.
Antonyms for unmasked
adj unmasked
- disguised — to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
- hermetical — made airtight by fusion or sealing.
- hidden — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
- incog — Incognito.
- larvate — of, relating to, or in the form of a larva.
verb unmasked
- cloaked — Wearing a cloak.
- dissembled — Simple past tense and past participle of dissemble.
- dissimulated — Simple past tense and past participle of dissimulate.
- enshrouded — Simple past tense and past participle of enshroud.
- glossed — Having a gloss.
adjective unmasked
- covered — A covered area is an area that has a roof.
- imperceivable — That cannot be perceived; imperceptible.
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