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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How to use masking in a sentence?

1. Nick Gilpin:

   I mean, it's brutal. No one wants to see these Covid patients this late. But we're masking up and trying to help people get better, that said, there's probably no hospital in the state that isn't dealing with staffing shortages. It's difficult, especially as we look to a fourth surge that could last through the winter. This surge is shaping up more to be a marathon than a sprint.

2. 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.

3. Paul Callan:

   Cutting off funding to districts which choose to require masking to prevent the spread of Covid-19, a potentially deadly communicable disease, would violate the states' paramount duty' to educate all children, not just the unmasked.

4. Jim Oleske:

   The Delta wave is likely to prompt a whole new round of litigation, with legal challenges being made to any new limitations on gatherings and any new requirements for masking or vaccination.

5. Clay Travis:

   There is a mom revolution and it is going to overwhelm everything. … Suburban moms, moms with kids in school, they have had enough, they’re furious over the fact that schools never opened back up. They’re educated on the fact that many of these masking requirements are total crap.