Synonyms of unmasked

unmasked

verb

past tense of unmask

1

as in revealed

to make known (as information previously kept secret)

the killer's identity won't be unmasked until the season's final episode

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revealed
• disclosed
• discovered
• uncovered
• exposed
• told
• announced
• divulged
• shared
• unveiled
• bared
• spilled
• leaked
• brought to light
• uncloaked
• published
• went public (with)
• confided
• let on (about)
• unbosomed
• spilled the beans (about)
• proclaimed
• confessed
• declared
• let the cat out of the bag (about)
• posted
• betrayed
• promulgated
• advertised
• acknowledged
• informed
• debunked
• publicized
• unearthed
• admitted
• brought out
• owned
• related
• unclothed
• broadcast
• imparted
• placarded
• communicated
• blabbed
• conceded
• blazed
• disinterred
• showed up
• undraped
• talked
• avowed
• sounded
• squealed
• gave away
• raked up
• smoked out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masked
• concealed
• covered (up)
• hid
• veiled
• cloaked
• shrouded
• disguised
• camouflaged
• enshrouded
• whitewashed
• obscured
• varnished
• gilded
• shaded
• eclipsed
• overshadowed
• glossed (over)
• clouded
• darkened
• overcast
• beclouded
• bedimmed
• befogged

2

as in exposed

to reveal the true nature of

unmasked the motives of the people advocating the sale of the publicly owned land

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exposed
• uncovered
• undressed
• disclosed
• demolished
• uncloaked
• debunked
• discredited
• nailed
• showed up
• told
• blew the whistle on
• unveiled
• disproved
• divulged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masked
• disguised
• concealed
• hid
• camouflaged
• secreted
• cloaked
• veiled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unmasked

Plenty of killers have been unmasked over the years, and the bodies have piled up in increasingly inventive ways. — Scott Shilstone, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Though New York magazine’s former critic, Adam Platt, famously dropped anonymity way back in 2013, the first newspaper critic to unmask themself was Alison Cook of the Houston Chronicle in 2012; even Gold unmasked himself in 2015. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

Sporting black turtlenecks a la Steve Jobs, Holmes first gained renown and then infamy as the tech was unmasked as fraudulent by the Wall Street Journal and a subsequent federal investigation. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

The boy told them that Ortiz’s suspicions about a fellow trekker had been well founded; upon crossing into Spain, one of the other Poles had been unmasked as a Gestapo spy. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026

Baker unmasked to a huge pop from Wembley Stadium, marking her first AEW appearance since November of 2024. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

On one of their rides, the men were photographed standing around a Black woman, the only person unmasked in the crowd—an image that captured the depth of the nation’s divisions amid all the celebrations of 250 years of independence. — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

The conclusion of episode 3 of the Apple TV series unmasked a mysterious character who has been following Max Cady (Javier Bardem) — and the character is played by none other than Juliette Lewis, who also starred in the 1991 film version of Cape Fear directed by Martin Scorsese. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026

Queries run, communications collected, identities unmasked, content delivered to the White House NSC. — Patrick Eddington, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026