masked

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adjective

ˈmaskt 

1

a

: wearing a mask

masked doctors

The bank robbers were masked.

b

: marked by the use of masks

attended a masked ball

2

: failing to present or produce the usual symptoms : latent

a masked infection

a masked virus

masked

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past tense of mask entry 2

Examples of masked in a Sentence

Adjective

The bank was held up by masked robbers.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Banksy’s stenciled rats, children with balloons, riot police, smiley faces and masked figures are instantly recognizable symbols of resistance to centralized power, war, consumerism, the mundanity of everyday life and the machinery of commerce. — Chad Radford, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Three masked men stole about five pallets of beef worth roughly $40,000 from a tractor-trailer in Northeast Philadelphia early Tuesday, police said. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

In the subsequent final bow, Louboutin himself joined the stage as he was revealed to be the masked character that previously joined Von Tease in a scene. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026

Two years ago, the state of Alabama decided to start killing people on death row by asphyxiation, via nitrogen gas fed into the lungs until the masked person strapped to the gurney expires. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for masked

• unasked
• unmasked
• asked
• basked
• tasked

Kids Definition

masked

adjective

ˈmaskt 

: marked by the use of masks

a masked ball

Medical Definition

masked

adjective

: failing to present or produce the usual symptoms : not obvious : latent

masked depression

a masked virus