unmask
unmask
Definition
un·mask (-mask′)
transitive verb
- to remove a mask or disguise from
- to disclose the true nature of; expose; reveal
intransitive verb
- to take off a mask or disguise
- to appear in true character
- unmastered
- unmatchable
- unmatched
- unmated
- unmatted
- unmatured
unmask
Synonyms
unmask
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- killer: Connie makes the hazardous decision to attempt a third unmasking of a serial killer, knowing he will come looking for her.
Object
- villain: A scientist's assistant attempts to unmask a sinister villain named The Recorder who can control an electronic flying disk.
- killer: Happily neither of the titles reviewed here sets out to unmask the true killer.
- secret: Unmasking Secrets of Turbulence: Midnight Freedom to a Nuclear Dawn by Lt. Gen. P.N. Hoon ( Retd.
- murderer: Owens unmasks not just a murderer but a whole subculture of cheerful cynicism.
- signal: Any thread created using the Threads Module will unmask this signal prior to entering user code.
- culprit: It is not appropriate here to unmask the culprit in the style of a whodunit.
Preposition: as
- fraud: Of course, he might be unmasked as a fraud.
Modifying Another Word
- finally: And when the murderer is finally unmasked, his motives are revealed to be stranger than anyone imagined.
- also: Not only must we prevent the next murder, but we must also unmask whoever this confederate is.
- eventually: But he is eventually unmasked as a coward and a fraud.
- pitilessly: They must be pitilessly unmasked in all their mischievous emptiness.
- sometimes: LSD and other hallucinogens sometimes unmask mental or emotional problems previously unknown to the user.
- then: The prisoners were then unmasked in chapel, and in their cells.
Preposition: in
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