CAMOUFLAGED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

camouflaged

verb

past tense of camouflage

as in disguised

to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity camouflaged the military camp as a native village

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Recent Examples of camouflaged From the outside, the building looks like a bunker, camouflaged amid a block of nondescript offices. — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026 As important and inspiring as any is the one camouflaged by Fred Warner’s business-as-usual, ultra-fiery demeanor. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 While the exterior remains camouflaged, the interior reveals a spacious four-seater with ample luggage capacity and a 97-liter frunk. — James Morris, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 Copperheads are well camouflaged, and operate as sit-and-wait predators. — Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026 Finding frass on tomato leaves or the soil below your plants is sometimes easier than finding the green hornworm perfectly camouflaged among the green vines. — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 19 June 2026 Visitors emerge on a hillside above the shoreline, camouflaged by coastal vegetation. — Pavlo Fedykovych, CNN Money, 12 June 2026 In the living room, Alex built a custom frame for their TV, while Elizabeth camouflaged it with a lively gallery wall. — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026 For a spider this small and this well camouflaged, even finding one requires patience and careful effort. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026

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The show’s noir movie aesthetics still serve its story of political ambition, where revenge is disguised as justice and greed hidden behind lofty lies of patriotism.

— Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
As a way to get around the law, speakeasies were disguised as other business, such as bookstores, Bao said.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of disguised

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Under-eye shadows, bags and lower-lid definition get played up instead of concealed.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
States alleged that Meta’s internal research documented links between Instagram use and harms including depression, anxiety and body-image concerns among young people, while the company publicly minimized or concealed those risks.

— Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of concealed

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But a 17-point win masked how off-kilter and sloppy the offense looked against the overmatched Huskies.

— John Talty, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
But a crucial issue, says doctor and researcher Sameed Khatana of the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine, is that heat's role in a death is often masked by other more obvious causes of death, like a heart attack.

— Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

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