Synonyms for masking
ˈmæs kɪŋ, ˈmɑ skɪŋmask·ing

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1. cover, covering, screening, maskingnoun

   the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it

   "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"

   Synonyms:
   cover charge, blanket, screen, covering, cover version, coating, covering fire, binding, covert, natural covering, cover song, viewing, concealment, masking piece, top, showing, back, application, cover, screening, book binding

2. maskingnoun

   the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation

   "he studied auditory masking by pure tones"

   Synonyms:
   covering, cover, masking piece, screening

3. masking piece, maskingnoun

   scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen

   Synonyms:
   masking piece, cover, screening, covering

Matched Categories

1. • Concealment
   • Scenery
   • Sensation

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1. List of paraphrases for "masking":

   mask, occulting, camouflage

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1. Carrie Goldberg:

   The operators of Celeb Jihad have attempted to skirt legal liability by masking their identity, one way to find out who runs a website is to look up the ICANN registration, which is public. CelebJihad.com hired a proxy service to register their domain. We often have cases like this and it’s one of my true pleasures in life to unmask the identities of web sites and then sue the crap out of them.

2. Leo Buscaglia:

   No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch.

3. Rochelle Walensky:

   We have new science that has demonstrated the value of masking. 3.5 times increased risk of school outbreaks if you’re unmasked in schools vs. masking in schools.

4. Jeremy Farrar:

   It is possible that often mild symptoms, and probability of people being affected and infectious without experiencing symptoms, from this coronavirus may be masking the true numbers of people who have been infected, and the extent of person to person transmission.

5. Paul Callan:

   It is highly unlikely that the courts would permit the state to withhold funding from school districts which insist on masking children as a necessary health measure particularly when the CDC recommends masking.