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in disguise

in disguise prepositional phrase: employing a disguise.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Employing a disguise.
    • The celebrity went unnoticed by her fans because she was in disguise.
    • The homeless man was actually a police officer in disguise working to catch drivers texting.
    Synonyms:
    incognito
  2. (figuratively) Seeming to be something else than what it actually is.
    • That so-called news story is really advertising in disguise.

Synonyms of in disguise

Words formed from in disguise

Questions about in disguise

What does in disguise mean?
In disguise means employing a disguise.
What part of speech is in disguise?
In disguise is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in disguise in the dictionary

  1. in dictione
  2. in dies
  3. in difficulties
  4. in difficulty
  5. in dire straights
  6. in disguise
  7. in doubt
  8. in drawing
  9. in drink
  10. in droves
  11. in dubio pro reo

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