Synonyms of camouflage

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noun

ˈka-mə-ˌfläzh 

as in costume

clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else

the soldiers must wear protective jungle camouflage while on patrol

Synonyms & Similar Words

• costume
• mask
• disguise
• guise
• veil
• paint
• dress
• visor
• coloring
• makeup
• rig
• cosmetic
• vizor
• domino
• outfit
• getup
• vizard
• costumery

camouflage

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verb

as in to disguise

to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity

camouflaged the military camp as a native village

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disguise
• conceal
• mask
• hide
• cloak
• simulate
• obscure
• cover
• dress up
• pose
• curtain
• veil
• masquerade
• assume
• affect
• screen
• pretend
• dissimulate
• shroud
• blanket
• blot out
• play
• feign
• occult
• enshroud
• counterfeit
• dissemble
• fake
• sham
• varnish
• act
• whitewash
• impersonate
• gloss (over)
• gild
• cosmeticize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unmask
• display
• show
• exhibit
• expose
• flaunt
• parade
• uncover
• unveil
• reveal
• disclose
• discover
• bare
• divulge
• betray
• uncloak
• unclothe
• undrape

Examples of camouflage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

North sported a blue and grey sweater vest on top of a white button-down top, extra-long camouflage shorts and a large fur hat. —Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024

North sported a blue and gray sweater vest on top of a white button-down top, extra-long camouflage shorts and a large fur hat. —Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024

Verb

The show brings viewers up close with deadly animals such as camouflaging cuttlefish and hippos to ferocious great white sharks and venomous spiders and snakes. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024

The trench may be camouflaged, and some sections have overhead cover. —David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024