masked
/mɑːskt/US/mæskt/
masked is the simple past and past participle of mask.
Adjective
masked (comparative more masked, superlative most masked)
- 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
- Characterized by masks.
- Concealed; hidden.
- Personate.
- Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage.
Meaning of mask
Verb
mask (third-person singular simple present masks, present participle masking, simple past and past participle masked)
- To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.
- They must all be masked and vizardedc. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- To disguise as something else.
- To conceal from view or knowledge; to cover; to hide.
- Masking the business from the common eyec. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
- To cover or keep in check.
- to mask a body of troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out
- To take part as a masker in a masquerade.
- Come Pentecost as quickly as it will,
Some five and twenty years, and then we mask’d.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- Come Pentecost as quickly as it will,
Antonyms of masked
Forms of masked
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | masqued |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more masked |
| superlative | most masked |
Origin of masked
From mask + -ed.
Words formed from masked
- backmasked
- gas-masked
- golden masked owl
- masked ball
- masked battery
- masked bee
- masked booby
- masked crab
- masked crimson tanager
- masked duck
- masked facies
- masked finch
- masked gannet
- masked hunter
- masked lapwing
- masked man fallacy
- masked-man fallacy
- masked palm civet
- masked pig
- masked plover
- masked shining parrot
- masked shrike
- nonmasked
- southern masked weaver
Phrases with masked
- masked up
- masked bees
- masked balls
- masked crabs
- masked finches
- masked hunters
- masked plovers
- masked shrikes
- masked lapwings
- golden masked owls
- masked palm civets
- masked man fallacies
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Words that rhyme with masked
Questions about masked
- What does masked mean?
- Masked means wearing a mask or masks.
- What is masked the simple past and past participle of?
- Masked is the simple past and past participle of mask.
- What part of speech is masked?
- Masked is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce masked?
- Masked is pronounced /mɑːskt/ (UK).
Words near masked in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: masked (page history and authors); mask (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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