unmask (Meaning)

Wordnet

unmask (v)

reveal the true nature of

take the mask off

Webster

unmask (v. t.)

To strip of a mask or disguise; to lay open; to expose.

Webster

unmask (v. i.)

To put off a mask.

FAQs About the word unmask

reveal the true nature of, take the mask offTo strip of a mask or disguise; to lay open; to expose., To put off a mask.

discover, disclose, tell,reveal, uncover, expose, unveil, spill, share, bare

mask, hide, cloak, veil,conceal, disguise, veil, hide, conceal, disguise

The detective's keen observation unmasked the killer's true identity.

The scandal unmasked the politician's hidden corruption.

The investigation unmasked a web of lies and deceit.

The truth unmasked itself when the witness came forward.