unmask

un·mask

verb \ˌən-ˈmask\

Definition of UNMASK

transitive verb

1

: to reveal the true nature of : expose

2

: to remove a mask from

intransitive verb

: to remove one's mask

Examples of UNMASK

1. He was unmasked as a spy.
2. <the killer's identity won't be unmasked until the season's final episode>

First Known Use of UNMASK

circa 1586

Related to UNMASK

Synonyms: bare, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, let on (about), spill, tell, unbosom, uncloak, uncover, reveal, unveil

Antonyms: cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, mask, shroud, veil

Related Words: confide, share; debunk, show up; unclothe, undrape; advertise, announce, blaze, bring out, broadcast, declare, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound; betray, blab, give away, leak; inform, squeal, talk; communicate, impart, relate; acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, own; disinter, rake up, smoke out, unearth

Near Antonyms: camouflage, disguise; gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash; becloud, bedim, befog, cloud, darken, eclipse, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shade

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Rhymes with UNMASK

death mask, face mask, gas mask, ski mask