FACADES Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

facades

noun

variants also façades

plural of facade

as in fronts

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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as in pretenses

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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as in veneers

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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Recent Examples of facades Its glassy face leans into a zigzag pattern across its facades and from some angles looks like a retro video game. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 The 16-acre complex of SCAD Savannah Film Studios added new professional soundstages and more than 50 backlot facades and practical interiors to Savannah’s production landscape. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026 These boutiques offer distinct expressions of each house, while their facades contribute to a streetscape with an individual character. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026 More than 70,000 police officers fanned out in Paris and other cities while stores boarded up their facades after last week’s riots. — Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026 New York City's brownstone rowhouses, named for their reddish-brown sandstone facades, were primarily built in the latter half of the 19th century. — Sophie Caldwell,valentina Duarte, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 Scandals and secrets will be revealed, facades will crumble and families and friendships will change forever on both sides of the battlefield as this group of strong, game-changing influencers comes together to build their answer to #MomTok. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 During the Soviet era, these monumental decorative panels appeared at metro stations, sports stadiums, school facades, and on the sides of residential blocks. — Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026 Isaias peeled off hotel and condominium rooftops and facades along the Florida Panhandle before charging north Saturday, dishing out torrential rains and the threat of flash floods and tornadoes across the Southeast. — Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

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Noun

McCord will rely on a run game that will undoubtedly face a lot of eight-man fronts, a strategy that has worked for opponents in the past two games.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
Massie, a Kentucky Republican who has broken with the administration on a number of fronts over the past year, originally introduced impeachment articles against the defense secretary in September.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of fronts

Noun

Acting on flimsy pretenses, Bianco arranged in February for the seizure of hundreds of thousands of Proposition 50 ballots, questioning the integrity of the election months after the fact.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Shirley has since visited other states in the US under similar pretenses, showing up unannounced to grocery stores and hospice centers in search of evidence of fraud.

— Mia Sato, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of pretenses

Noun

Throughout the weekend, Dudamel embraced the worlds of Hollywood, Latin music in many guises and old-fashioned rock.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
With their traditional, legacy rivals — the Manchester clubs, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur — in various guises of transition, Arsenal are suddenly the team to beat and the Emirates is suddenly a library of sound; noise please.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of guises

Noun

Imbolc is a celebration referenced in one tenth-century legend (The Wooing of Emir), and in Cormac’s Glossary, a ninth-century manuscript containing explanations and glosses of about 14,000 Irish words.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Gersting also thought that copper, the color that ruled last fall, will continue its reign, as will low-maintenance glosses.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of glosses

Noun

In the past, daytime and late-night shows weren’t considered subject to the rule, but Carr has said differently.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
In any case, theatrical releases or (re-releases) of popular TV shows are all gravy for cinema operators, who are enjoying the biggest year at the box office since the onset of the pandemic.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of shows

Noun

But Chomet and Soumache tell Variety that the film was created using traditional 2D animation techniques, with the characters, backgrounds and key poses drawn by artists.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
Through their poses, with his father resting and his mother assuming a more assertive role, Liu wanted to reflect their changing dynamic.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of poses

Noun

Authorities at the Villages denied him access, and the shoot required him to dodge security guards, charm subjects, and occasionally adopt disguises.

— Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
More than historical curiosities, such stories reveal how elaborate disguises can become necessary as a means of survival in a world that denies people the freedom to be themselves — both historically and today.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

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