Synonyms of guises

guises

noun

plural of guise

1

as in facades

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

he allowed himself to dine at fine restaurants all over the world under the guise of research for his book on international cuisine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• facades
• pretenses
• disguises
• poses
• shows
• masquerades
• pretences
• acts
• personae
• fronts
• airs
• charades
• semblances
• pretexts
• façades
• cloaks
• put-ons
• deceptions
• impersonations
• appearances
• portrayals
• performances
• deceits
• affectations
• guiles
• duplicities
• personas
• glosses
• colors
• excuses
• betrayals
• camouflages
• images
• frauds
• perfidies
• treacheries
• treasons
• dissimulations
• infidelities
• fakeries
• double crosses
• double-dealings
• falsities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• candors
• sincerities
• naïvetés
• naivetés
• naivetes

• candors
• sincerities
• naïvetés
• naivetés
• naivetes

2

as in costumes

clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation

she felt as though she should be wearing some sort of Germanic guise, complete with dirndl, for the fall festival featuring traditional German food and drink

Synonyms & Similar Words

• costumes
• dresses
• clothes
• garbs
• attires
• outfits
• togs
• getups
• styles
• modes
• duds
• habiliments
• raiments
• fashions
• apparels
• drags
• vestments
• arrays
• caparisons

3

as in masks

clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else

he sneaked into the castle to rescue Ivanhoe in the guise of a priest coming to give Ivanhoe his last rites

Synonyms & Similar Words

• costumes
• masks
• disguises
• camouflages
• veils
• visors
• dresses
• paints
• rigs
• outfits
• colorings
• vizards
• getups
• cosmetics
• vizors
• dominoes
• costumeries
• dominos
• makeups

4

as in appearances

outward and often deceptive indication

hazing rituals may have the guise of harmless fun, but often the reality is serious physical abuse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appearances
• faces
• effects
• names
• impressions
• semblances
• seemings
• outwards
• shows
• pretenses
• resemblances
• implications
• disguises
• representations
• affectations
• fictions
• shapes
• masquerades
• imitations
• cloaks
• masks
• surfaces
• displays
• insinuations
• airs
• suggestions
• impostures
• images
• poses
• facades
• pretences
• hints
• fronts
• demonstrations
• simulations
• likenesses
• exteriors
• glosses
• shells
• make-belief
• façades
• veneers
• make-believe
• patinas
• patinae
• Potemkin villages