masked

M3A1S1K5E1D2
UK/mɑːskt/US/mæskt/

adjective

Wearing a mask or masks.

Similar
cloakeddisguisedcovertmarked
Opposite
unmaskedmaskless
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Meanings

verb

alternative archaic masqued

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of mask
adjectivemasked (comparative more masked, superlative most masked)

comparative more masked · superlative most masked · alternative archaic masqued

  1. Wearing a mask or masks.

    As the Superintendent of Austin, TX, schools I have mandated that our kids must be masked when they start school on Tuesday.

    2021 August 15, Stephanie Elizalde, “Why I'm Mandating That Austin Schools Must Be Masked When Classes Start”, in Time, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2024

    Antonyms: unmasked, maskless

  2. Characterized by masks.
  3. Concealed; hidden.
  4. biologyPersonate.
  5. biologyHaving the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveWearing a mask or masks.

Opposite
unmaskedmaskless

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving its true character concealed with the intent of misleading

Similar
cloakeddisguisedcovert

adjectivehaving markings suggestive of a mask

Similar
marked
Also see
blindedcloakeddisguisedpersonate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From mask + -ed.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic مُقَنَّع
  • مُقَنَّع (muqannaʕ)wearing a mask or masks
Catalan emmascarat
  • emmascaratwearing a mask or masks
Esperanto maskita
  • maskitawearing a mask or masks
French masqué
  • masquéwearing a mask or masks
German maskiert
  • maskiertwearing a mask or masks
Hungarian álarcos
  • álarcoswearing a mask or masks
Norwegian Bokmål maskert
  • maskertwearing a mask or masks
Portuguese mascarado
  • mascaradowearing a mask or masks
Romanian mascat
  • mascatwearing a mask or masks
Spanish enmascarado
  • enmascaradowearing a mask or masks
Ukrainian маскований
  • маскований (maskovanyj)wearing a mask or masks

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with masked

asked
All rhymes →

Anagrams

demask
Cite this entry
APA

masked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masked

MLA

“masked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masked. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “masked,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masked.

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