Cloaked (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak; "leaf-clothed trees"; "fog-cloaked meadows"; "a beam draped with cobwebs"; "cloud-wrapped peaks".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The fog-cloaked mountains rose up in the distance, their peaks shrouded in mist.
- The trees were cloaked in a thick layer of autumn leaves, their branches heavy with the weight.
- The city was cloaked in darkness, the only sound the distant hum of a solitary car.
- The beam was cloaked in a thick layer of dust and cobwebs, a testament to years of neglect.
- The island was cloaked in a veil of secrecy, its true nature unknown to outsiders.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading; "hidden agenda"; "masked threat".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The politician's words were cloaked in rhetoric, but her true intentions were far from altruistic.
- The company's financial struggles were cloaked in optimistic quarterly reports, misleading investors about the firm's solvency.
- The hacker's malware was cloaked in a harmless-looking email attachment, waiting to unleash its payload on unsuspecting victims.
- The charity's questionable practices were cloaked in a veneer of legitimacy, convincing many donors to contribute to the cause.
- The rival company's takeover bid was cloaked in a friendly acquisition proposal, hiding its true aim of eliminating a competitor.