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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Some hackers have also been trying to exploit the leaks by circulating malware disguised as GTA 6 demos or a torrent of the game.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
On May 15, the EKL learned that scammers, acting through their chief accountant, defrauded their Swedbank and SEB bank accounts of nearly $800,000 in government subsidies via an elaborate scheme disguised as salary payments.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 24 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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Almost the entire lunar surface will be masked Thursday night into Friday — a whopping 96% — making this an especially deep partial eclipse.

— Marcia Dunn, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
For a time, the loss of market share was masked by a surge in local TV shoots as studios spent heavily to supply content to their new streaming platforms.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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