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How to pronounce masquerade in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms mask, masque, masquerade party
Type of party
Has types masquerade ball, fancy-dress ball, masked ball
Type Words
Synonyms charade
Type of pretence, feigning, pretending, pretense, simulation


a beggar's masquerade of wealth.
Type Words
Synonyms fancy dress, masquerade costume
Type of disguise, costume
Type Words
Type of impersonate, personate, pose
Type Words
Type of disguise, mask
Derivation masquerader

Examples of masquerade

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Of course, the initiative process in general has long since become a masquerade.
From the signonsandiego.com
Guests mingled about, some incognito in elegant black feathery masquerade masks.
From the charlotteobserver.com
To take full advantage of these amenities, many tourists masquerade as students.
From the economist.com
It could actually masquerade as a piece of jewelry, provided you're into rubber.
From the techcrunch.com
Christopher Nolan's stupendous climax to his Batman trilogy is a masquerade too.
From the entertainment.time.com
Its denial of the climate science consensus is the worst kind of news masquerade.
From the latimes.com
The season's first masquerade ball was held at the Court Theatre on 16 January.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Bates says he'd like to be ready in time to host a masquerade party for Halloween.
From the inrich.com
There is a temptation for issues that are economic to masquerade as environmental.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • A party of guests wearing costumes and masks
  • Take part in a masquerade
  • Fancy dress: a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
  • Pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is masquerading as an expert on the internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty"
  • Making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"
  • Masquerade is a 1988 film; a psychological thriller starring Rob Lowe and Meg Tilly. It is directed by Bob Swaim.
  • The first season of Alias premiered September 30, 2001 on ABC and concluded May 12, 2002 and was released on DVD in region 1 on September 2, 2003. Guest stars in season one include Sir Roger Moore, Terry O'Quinn, Quentin Tarantino, and Gina Torres.
  • Guilty Pleasure is the second studio album by American recording, singer-songwriter Ashley Tisdale. Warner Bros. Records released it on June 11, 2009 and on July 28 in North America. ...
  • Masquerade is a picture book, written and illustrated by Kit Williams, published in August 1979, that sparked a treasure hunt by concealing clues to the location of a jeweled golden hare, created and hidden somewhere in Britain by Williams. The book became the inspiration for a genre of books known today as armchair treasure hunts.