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单词 unmasking
释义

unmask

verb

un·​mask ˌən-ˈmask How to pronounce unmask (audio)
unmasked; unmasking; unmasks

transitive verb

1
: to reveal the true nature of : expose
2
: to remove a mask from

intransitive verb

: to remove one's mask

Synonyms

  • bare
  • disclose
  • discover
  • divulge
  • expose
  • let on (about)
  • reveal
  • spill
  • tell
  • unbosom
  • uncloak
  • uncover
  • unveil
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Example Sentences

He was unmasked as a spy. the killer's identity won't be unmasked until the season's final episode
Recent Examples on the Web Disneyland visitors who take the bus from the Toy Story Parking Area or the monorail from the Downtown Disney District can now unmask during the ride. Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022 So across their seven seasons, the girls teamed up to unmask the anonymous assailant who was threatening to reveal their darkest secrets. Seventeen, 28 July 2022 In Season 2, following the shocking death of Arconia Board President Bunny Folger, Charles (Martin), Oliver (Short), and Mabel (Gomez) race to unmask her killer. Joe Otterson, Variety, 11 July 2022 An introverted student Sofia then sets out to unmask the identity of the hacker. Andy Meek, BGR, 7 July 2022 Liberals now must unmask, for politically salient and popular audiences, Alito’s hollow pretense of originalist and textualist piety. Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 20 June 2022 Although much of the country is beginning to unmask, people who are at higher risk of severe Covid-19 should consider continuing to wear high-quality masks to protect themselves, Dr. Jiménez said. Sarah Toy And Renée Onque, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022 There’s also a new Spanish-language show about a high schooler trying to unmask a hacker. Andy Meek, BGR, 2 July 2022 Spider-Man ended up fighting El Muerto, in a match organized by J. Jonah Jameson as a ploy to unmask the web-slinger, though the two eventually joined forces to fight El Dorado. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1562, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

unmasking

verb

present participle of unmask
1
as in disclosing
to make known (as information previously kept secret) the killer's identity won't be unmasked until the season's final episode

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • disclosing
  • revealing
  • discovering
  • uncovering
  • exposing
  • telling
  • announcing
  • sharing
  • divulging
  • unveiling
  • spilling
  • baring
  • leaking
  • uncloaking
  • publishing
  • unbosoming
  • confiding
  • debunking
  • advertising
  • informing
  • posting
  • unearthing
  • bringing to light
  • spilling the beans (about)
  • betraying
  • publicizing
  • promulgating
  • acknowledging
  • confessing
  • letting the cat out of the bag (about)
  • proclaiming
  • going public (with)
  • declaring
  • broadcasting
  • letting on (about)
  • relating
  • unclothing
  • imparting
  • admitting
  • communicating
  • placarding
  • owning
  • talking
  • disinterring
  • bringing out
  • blazing
  • blabbing
  • undraping
  • avowing
  • conceding
  • sounding
  • giving away
  • showing up
  • squealing
  • smoking out
  • raking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • masking
  • concealing
  • hiding
  • covering (up)
  • veiling
  • shrouding
  • disguising
  • cloaking
  • enshrouding
  • camouflaging
  • whitewashing
  • obscuring
  • varnishing
  • overshadowing
  • eclipsing
  • shading
  • darkening
  • clouding
  • glossing (over)
  • gilding
  • beclouding
  • overcasting
  • befogging
  • bedimming
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2
as in exposing
to reveal the true nature of unmasked the motives of the people advocating the sale of the publicly owned land

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • exposing
  • uncovering
  • debunking
  • disclosing
  • undressing
  • discrediting
  • uncloaking
  • demolishing
  • nailing
  • telling
  • unveiling
  • disproving
  • showing up
  • blowing the whistle on
  • divulging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • masking
  • disguising
  • concealing
  • hiding
  • camouflaging
  • cloaking
  • secreting
  • veiling
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