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facade

noun

variants: also façade

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1 a forward part or surface

all of the stores in the mall have facades that are in keeping with the style of a 19th-century American village

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2 a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive

his interest in acting is just a facade—he joined the drama club to meet girls

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image,
persona

camouflage,
cloak

excuse,
pretext

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3 a deceptively attractive external appearance

the company's facade of success collapsed when it was revealed that its financial officers had been cooking the books for years

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fig leaf

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“Facade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facade. Accessed 22 Jun. 2021.

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