What does disguised mean?
Disguised means simple past and past participle of disguise.
Disguised
/dɪsˈɡaɪzd/ · verb
Meaning
simple past and past participle of disguise.
Definitions by Sense
- simple past and past participle of disguise
- Wearing a disguise; dressed in strange or unusual clothes, or taking on a changed appearance, especially to conceal one’s identity.
- (of things) Made to appear as something other than it is, hidden in outward form.
- (obsolete, of dress) Altered for the sake of fashion; newfangled or showy.
- (obsolete, of dress, names, etc.) Serving as a disguise; altered for the sake of concealing one’s identity.
- (obsolete) Concealed, hidden, out of sight.
- (obsolete) Acting inappropriately, badly behaved.
- (slang, obsolete, by extension) Drunk.
Example Sentences
under a disguised name
Therefore to make complaynt Of such mysadvysed Parsons and dysgysed, Thys boke we have devysed, […]
And thus the loselles stryves, And lewdely sayes by Chryst Agaynst the sely preest. […] They mought be better advysed Then to be so dysgysed.
He was never known to be disguised with liquor […].
The saylers and the shipmen all, / Through foul excesse of wine, / Were so disguised that at the sea / They shew'd themselves like swine.
Synonyms for disguised
Antonyms for disguised
Related Words
Word Forms
- more disguised
- most disguised
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for disguised?
Common synonyms include veiled, cloaked, masked, covert.
What is the opposite of disguised?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use disguised in a sentence?
under a disguised name
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