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facades

noun

variants also façades
plural of facade
1
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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2
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 Suzhou MoCA Curved glass and warm-toned stainless steel have been used across the structure and its facades. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026 Pastel Colonial buildings lined the streets, their facades glowing in the afternoon sun, while the plazas hummed with life. — Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026 Khoory said Aldar encouraged brands to connect with local architects to work on facades to communicate the emphasis on art and place-making. — Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 Each house holds a standard taper candle and features ornate facades, tiny windows, and rooftops covered in the brand’s signature black-and-white checks. — Sarah Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2026 Much of the series was filmed around Cape Ann, in Gloucester and primarily on Bearskin Neck in Rockport, using existing historic facades and transforming other parts of the historic seaside town into the fictional Widow's Bay. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 When the idea of turning facades into power plants comes up, most people picture solar panels bolted onto rooftops. — Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The changing colors in Blue Sea Sky draw inspiration from its surroundings, including the blue ocean waters, green palm fronds, orange sunsets, and pink Art Deco neon facades. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Film crews quickly set up facades that turned the Pacific Northwest town into the Deep South of the Civil War. — Brian Bull, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facades
  1. fronts
  2. pretenses
  3. veneers
  4. guises
  5. glosses
  6. shows
  7. poses
  8. disguises
Noun
  • The flames of perdition, fueled by guilt, estrangement, and repression, lap at society’s sham institutions and flimsy fronts of civility.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • But while the market logged a winning day on almost all fronts, an alarming trend not seen since 1999 was happening under the surface, CNBC's Sean Conlon writes.
    — CJ Haddad, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of fronts
Noun
  • Conference expansion has shattered pretenses to regional coherence.
    — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The strategic mistake of invading Iraq on false pretenses was then compounded by tactical errors.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of pretenses
Noun
  • The space is done up in Crème Light leather with Moccasin and Tan detailing, along with Ash Burr and Silver Birch veneers.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The gold standard for veneers is porcelain, a glass-like material that ceramicists shape layer by layer.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of veneers
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
  • That was a big thing that everyone in the salons would always be doing is getting the glosses.
    — Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Semipermanent hair color At-home glosses and color-depositing conditioners fall somewhere between temporary camouflage and salon color.
    — Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of glosses
Noun
  • This fall, New York museums are mounting an intriguing mix of shows that speak to notions of girlhood, nostalgia, and feminine self-expression across time, cultures, and creative disciplines.
    — Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
  • There are rewatchable shows, and then there’s Sex and the City.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of shows
Noun
  • As if to prove the point, my wife and I arrived at the lake to find a very fit, very bronzed, nearly naked couple performing complicated yoga poses in front of an iPhone on a tripod, using the lake as their backdrop.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Learning the key differences between poison hemlock and Queen Anne’s lace is essential for protecting yourself from the dangers that poison hemlock poses.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of poses
Noun
  • The lightweight cream disguises dark circles, redness, blemishes, and uneven tone, melting in seamlessly enough to blend across larger areas in place of foundation.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Jones’ system is multiple but predicated largely on Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ high-press scheme, with plenty of pre-snap disguises, overloaded fronts and interchangeable assignments.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
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“Facades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facades. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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