Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to unmask
Participle: unmasked
Gerund: unmasking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | unmask |
| you | unmask |
| he;she;it | unmasks |
| we | unmask |
| you | unmask |
| they | unmask |
Perfect
| I | have unmasked |
| you | have unmasked |
| he;she;it | has unmasked |
| we | have unmasked |
| you | have unmasked |
| they | have unmasked |
Past
| I | unmasked |
| you | unmasked |
| he;she;it | unmasked |
| we | unmasked |
| you | unmasked |
| they | unmasked |
Pluperfect
| I | had unmasked |
| you | had unmasked |
| he;she;it | had unmasked |
| we | had unmasked |
| you | had unmasked |
| they | had unmasked |
Future
| I | will unmask |
| you | will unmask |
| he;she;it | will unmask |
| we | will unmask |
| you | will unmask |
| they | will unmask |
Future Perfect
| I | will have unmasked |
| you | will have unmasked |
| he;she;it | will have unmasked |
| we | will have unmasked |
| you | will have unmasked |
| they | will have unmasked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | unmask |
| you | unmask |
| he;she;it | unmask |
| we | unmask |
| you | unmask |
| they | unmask |
Perfect
| I | have unmasked |
| you | have unmasked |
| he;she;it | have unmasked |
| we | have unmasked |
| you | have unmasked |
| they | have unmasked |
Imperfect
| I | unmasked |
| you | unmasked |
| he;she;it | unmasked |
| we | unmasked |
| you | unmasked |
| they | unmasked |
Pluperfect
| I | had unmasked |
| you | had unmasked |
| he;she;it | had unmasked |
| we | had unmasked |
| you | had unmasked |
| they | had unmasked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would unmask |
| you | would unmask |
| he;she;it | would unmask |
| we | would unmask |
| you | would unmask |
| they | would unmask |
Perfect
| I | would have unmasked |
| you | would have unmasked |
| he;she;it | would have unmasked |
| we | would have unmasked |
| you | would have unmasked |
| they | would have unmasked |
Imperative
| you | unmask |
| we | Let's unmask |
| you | unmask |
Verbs conjugated like 'unmask'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'unmask'
unask,
uncask,
unmark,
unmast,
bemask,
damask,
demask,
immask,
incask,
mask,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From un- + mask.
2. Compare typologically reveal (see more).
Sample Sentences
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The Charieſt maide is prodigall enough, / If ſhe vnmaske hir beautie to the Moone. [c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shake-speare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (First Quarto), London: […] [Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and Iohn Trundell, published 1603, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], lines 35–36:]
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But instead of a direct answer to so important a question, Jones began to be very importunate with the lady to unmask; and at length having prevailed, there appeared not Mrs Fitzpatrick, but the Lady Bellaston herself. [1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:]
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[…] to unmask and to assume her 'natural' role (rather than her 'fitting in' role). [2019, Sarah Cobbe, Simple Autism Strategies for Home and School: Practical Tips, Resources and Poetry, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 49:]
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Autistic females are trying to adhere to social expectations placed upon them, and masking and blending to fit those expectations, […] How do you unmask when you have spent a [long time masking]. [2019, Barry Carpenter, Francesca Happé, Jo Egerton, Girls and Autism: Educational, Family and Personal Perspectives, Routledge, →ISBN, page 172:]
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He recalled his horse. This, retiring, unmasked the heavy infantry, which Hannibal called in from either flank and sent with a vigorous élan in close column across the ford against the ill-arrayed barbarians, followed by the cavalry, which had formed again in its rear. [1893, Theodore Ayrault Dodge, Hannibal: a History of the Art of War Among the Carthaginians and Romans […] , page 156:]
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In less than an hour the batteries were unmasked. The Confederate works were visible and at 5:08 a.m., Seymour ordered the batteries to commence firing. [2021, Stephen R. Wise, “To Capture an Island: Amphibious Operations in the Department of the South, 1861–1863”, in Theodore P. Savas, editor, Charleston: Battles and Seacoast Operations, page 10:]