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facade

noun

variants: also façade

Synonyms and Antonyms of facade

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

Synonyms of facade

face, forehead, forepart, front

Words Related to facade

outside, skin, surface, veneer

Near Antonyms of facade

innards, inside, interior

Antonyms of facade

back, rear, rearward, reverse

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

Synonyms of facade

act, airs, charade, disguise, front, guise, masquerade, playacting, pose, pretense (or pretence), put-on, semblance, show

Words Related to facade

impersonation, performance, portrayal

image, persona

appearance, color, gloss

camouflage, cloak

affectation, deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, double-dealing, duplicity, fakery, fraud, guile

betrayal, double cross, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidy, treachery, treason, unfaithfulness

excuse, pretext

Near Antonyms of facade

bluntness, candidness, candor, directness, forthrightness, frankness, openheartedness, outspokenness, plainspokenness, sincerity, straightforwardness

artlessness, genuineness, naïveté (also naivete)

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

Synonyms of facade

gloss, veneer, window dressing

Words Related to facade

cotton candy, fluff, tinsel

fig leaf

charade, front, guise, masquerade, pose, semblance, show

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