Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cloak

3 senses of cloak

Sense 1
dissemble, cloak, mask -- (hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment")
       => disguise, mask -- (make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank")

Sense 2
clothe, cloak, drape, robe -- (cover as if with clothing; "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees")
       => cover, spread over -- (form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave")

Sense 3
cloak -- (cover with or as if with a cloak; "cloaked monks")
       => cover -- (provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers")

Antonyms of adj cloaked

2 senses of cloaked

Sense 1
cloaked, disguised, masked -- (having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading; "hidden agenda"; "masked threat")

INDIRECT (VIA covert) -> overt, open -- (open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots")

Sense 2
cloaked, clothed, draped, mantled, wrapped -- (covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak; "leaf-clothed trees"; "fog-cloaked meadows"; "a beam draped with cobwebs"; "cloud-wrapped peaks")

INDIRECT (VIA covered) -> bare -- (lacking its natural or customary covering; "a bare hill"; "bare feet")

Similarity of adj cloaked

2 senses of cloaked

Sense 1
cloaked, disguised, masked -- (having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading; "hidden agenda"; "masked threat")
       => covert (vs. overt) -- (secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels")

Sense 2
cloaked, clothed, draped, mantled, wrapped -- (covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak; "leaf-clothed trees"; "fog-cloaked meadows"; "a beam draped with cobwebs"; "cloud-wrapped peaks")
       => covered (vs. bare) -- (overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony")

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