guise

noun

ˈgīz

: a form or style of dress : costume

attended the masquerade in the guise of a court jester

obsolete : manner, fashion

archaic : a customary way of speaking or behaving

: external appearance : semblance

The android is a machine in human guise.

: pretext

swindles people under the guise of friendship

Example Sentences

he sneaked into the castle to rescue Ivanhoe in the guise of a priest coming to give Ivanhoe his last rites she felt as though she should be wearing some sort of Germanic guise, complete with dirndl, for the fall festival featuring traditional German food and drink

Recent Examples on the Web The intellectual author of that Bolivian power grab under the guise of democracy is former Bolivian Vice President Álvaro García Linera.

Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022 In the exclusive clip above, Brooks welcomes the Nadorff family to the home in Wilmington, North Carolina, under the guise of having been selected to film a tour of it for the network before revealing the truth.

Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 Animal rights activists say the canines were abused under the guise of medical research.

Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 25 Aug. 2022 Jacksonville hired Meyer away from the gig under the guise of installing a steady hand atop the organization.

Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022 Tuesday’s announcement echoes a 2021 proposal to restrict abortions under the guise of promoting gender equality.

Karina Tsui, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 Hence, Nathan decides to expose Adam to Judaism in secret, under the guise of swimming lessons that are really sessions with a Rabbi named Miriam.

Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 The economic reality of the situation was that the Howey Company was raising investment under the guise of selling property.

Wired, 10 Aug. 2022 Your mission for Week 1501 will be to come up with fresh observational humor about the irritants in life, in the guise of cheery helpfulness.

Pat Myers, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 See More

disguises 1 of 2

noun

plural of disguise

as in costumes

clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else Mardi Gras revelers dressed in a colorful array of outlandish disguises

Synonyms & Similar Words

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costumes
masks
camouflages
guises
veils
dresses
visors
paints
outfits
vizards
rigs
getups
colorings
cosmetics
dominoes
vizors
dominos
makeups
costumeries

as in guises

a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive somehow, he managed to put on a disguise of happiness as he watched his secret crush marry someone else

Synonyms & Similar Words

guises
pretenses
facades
masquerades
shows
poses
charades
cloaks
pretences
acts
airs
semblances
personae
façades
pretexts
fronts
deceptions
camouflages
put-ons
impersonations
affectations
deceits
guiles
duplicities
portrayals
appearances
performances
glosses
excuses
colors
betrayals
frauds
personas
treacheries
dissimulations
images
perfidies
treasons
falsities
double-dealings
fakeries
double crosses
infidelities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

candors
sincerities
naïvetés
naivetes
naivetés

disguises

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of disguise

as in masks

to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity the spies disguised themselves as harmless tourists

Synonyms & Similar Words

masks
camouflages
hides
conceals
cloaks
obscures
simulates
masquerades
covers
poses
assumes
veils
screens
pretends
affects
curtains
shrouds
dresses up
plays
feigns
counterfeits
enshrouds
blankets
blots out
dissembles
dissimulates
impersonates
acts
occults
fakes
shams
varnishes
gilds
whitewashes
cosmeticizes
glosses (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unmasks
displays
exposes
shows
exhibits
uncovers
flaunts
reveals
unveils
parades
discloses
exposes
discovers
betrays
divulges
uncloaks
unclothes
bares
undrapes

as in hides

to keep secret or shut off from view that investigative reporter usually does a good job of disguising her true motives for interviewing a person

Synonyms & Similar Words

hides
conceals
obscures
masks
covers
cloaks
suppresses
veils
curtains
camouflages
shrouds
blankets
enshrouds
belies
screens
blots out
occults
papers over
blocks
overshadows
buries
shades
varnishes
smothers
whitewashes
gilds
clouds
obstructs
eclipses
overcasts
darkens
occludes
beclouds
covers (up)
befogs
glosses (over)
bedims

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

reveals
unmasks
displays
exposes
discloses
shows
uncovers
divulges
presents
unveils
brings out
bares
uncloaks
clarifies
illuminates
proclaims
advertises
spreads
publicizes
publishes
broadcasts
gets out
airs

单词	disguises
释义	guise noun ˈgīz 1 : a form or style of dress : costume attended the masquerade in the guise of a court jester 2 a obsolete : manner, fashion b archaic : a customary way of speaking or behaving 3 a : external appearance : semblance The android is a machine in human guise. b : pretext swindles people under the guise of friendship Synonyms act airs charade disguise facade façade front masquerade playacting pose pretense pretence put-on semblance show See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences he sneaked into the castle to rescue Ivanhoe in the guise of a priest coming to give Ivanhoe his last rites she felt as though she should be wearing some sort of Germanic guise, complete with dirndl, for the fall festival featuring traditional German food and drink Recent Examples on the Web The intellectual author of that Bolivian power grab under the guise of democracy is former Bolivian Vice President Álvaro García Linera. Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022 In the exclusive clip above, Brooks welcomes the Nadorff family to the home in Wilmington, North Carolina, under the guise of having been selected to film a tour of it for the network before revealing the truth. Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 Animal rights activists say the canines were abused under the guise of medical research. Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 25 Aug. 2022 Jacksonville hired Meyer away from the gig under the guise of installing a steady hand atop the organization. Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022 Tuesday’s announcement echoes a 2021 proposal to restrict abortions under the guise of promoting gender equality. Karina Tsui, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 Hence, Nathan decides to expose Adam to Judaism in secret, under the guise of swimming lessons that are really sessions with a Rabbi named Miriam. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 The economic reality of the situation was that the Howey Company was raising investment under the guise of selling property. Wired, 10 Aug. 2022 Your mission for Week 1501 will be to come up with fresh observational humor about the irritants in life, in the guise of cheery helpfulness. Pat Myers, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English gise, guise, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wīsa manner — more at wise First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing guise in the guise of under the guise of in the guise of under the guise of Kids Definition guise noun ˈgīz 1 : a style of dress 2 : outward appearance The fairy appeared in the guise of an old woman. Biographical Definition Guise 1 of 2 biographical name (1) ˈgēz also ˈgwēz 2nd Duc de 1519–1563 François de Lorraine French soldier and politician Guise 2 of 2 biographical name (2) 3rd Duc de 1550–1588 Henri I de Lorraine French soldier and politician disguises 1 of 2 noun plural of disguise 1 as in costumes clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else Mardi Gras revelers dressed in a colorful array of outlandish disguises Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance costumes masks camouflages guises veils dresses visors paints outfits vizards rigs getups colorings cosmetics dominoes vizors dominos makeups costumeries 2 as in guises a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive somehow, he managed to put on a disguise of happiness as he watched his secret crush marry someone else Synonyms & Similar Words guises pretenses facades masquerades shows poses charades cloaks pretences acts airs semblances personae façades pretexts fronts deceptions camouflages put-ons impersonations affectations deceits guiles duplicities portrayals appearances performances glosses excuses colors betrayals frauds personas treacheries dissimulations images perfidies treasons falsities double-dealings fakeries double crosses infidelities Antonyms & Near Antonyms candors sincerities naïvetés naivetes naivetés disguises 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of disguise 1 as in masks to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity the spies disguised themselves as harmless tourists Synonyms & Similar Words masks camouflages hides conceals cloaks obscures simulates masquerades covers poses assumes veils screens pretends affects curtains shrouds dresses up plays feigns counterfeits enshrouds blankets blots out dissembles dissimulates impersonates acts occults fakes shams varnishes gilds whitewashes cosmeticizes glosses (over) Antonyms & Near Antonyms unmasks displays exposes shows exhibits uncovers flaunts reveals unveils parades discloses exposes discovers betrays divulges uncloaks unclothes bares undrapes See More 2 as in hides to keep secret or shut off from view that investigative reporter usually does a good job of disguising her true motives for interviewing a person Synonyms & Similar Words hides conceals obscures masks covers cloaks suppresses veils curtains camouflages shrouds blankets enshrouds belies screens blots out occults papers over blocks overshadows buries shades varnishes smothers whitewashes gilds clouds obstructs eclipses overcasts darkens occludes beclouds covers (up) befogs glosses (over) bedims Antonyms & Near Antonyms reveals unmasks displays exposes discloses shows uncovers divulges presents unveils brings out bares uncloaks clarifies illuminates proclaims advertises spreads publicizes publishes broadcasts gets out airs See More
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