Synonyms of facade

facade

noun

fə-ˈsäd 

variants also façade

1

as in front

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 & Similar Words

• front
• face
• surface
• forehead
• forepart
• veneer
• skin
• outside

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• back
• rear
• reverse
• interior
• inside
• rearward
• innards

2

as in pretense

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 & Similar Words

• pretense
• guise
• show
• pose
• act
• front
• charade
• semblance
• masquerade
• disguise
• airs
• cloak
• appearance
• portrayal
• persona
• pretext
• performance
• image
• playacting
• put-on
• camouflage
• impersonation
• gloss
• deception
• duplicity
• affectation
• betrayal
• deceit
• excuse
• dissimulation
• color
• treachery
• fraud
• falseness
• fakery
• treason
• guile
• perfidy
• falsity
• dissembling
• double-dealing
• infidelity
• faithlessness
• double cross
• unfaithfulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sincerity
• frankness
• directness
• candor
• straightforwardness
• bluntness
• forthrightness
• outspokenness
• candidness
• naïveté
• genuineness
• artlessness
• openheartedness
• plainspokenness

3

as in veneer

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 & Similar Words

• veneer
• gloss
• pose
• front
• window dressing
• show
• guise
• masquerade
• tinsel
• charade
• semblance
• fluff
• cotton candy
• fig leaf

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of facade

The facade integrated into the structure did not let the blast wave through. — Time, Time, 1 July 2026

Set the scene Set in a handsome Edwardian building off The Strand, One Aldywch is an arresting presence, not least because of the jutting angle of the front end of its facade (New York's Flatiron will spring to mind). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026

But like many other Venezuelans, I am riveted by the pictures of endless rubble, of buildings whose facades have collapsed, displaying the rooms inside like dioramas of life before disaster. — Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

Camouflaging with the seaside mansions and balikçi (fish restaurants) in the village-like Çengelköy neighborhood, in a calm bay on the Asian side, the 19th-century facade was originally an Ottoman distillery. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 July 2026