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makeup
Synonyms and Antonyms of makeup
1 preparations intended to beautify the face she never left the house without applying her makeup and arranging her jewelry Synonyms cosmetics, maquillage, paint, war paint Related Words greasepaint; camo, camouflage; cold cream, cream, eye shadow, kohl, lipstick, lotion, mascara, oil, powder, rouge, vanishing cream
2 the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged the makeup of the memorial is strikingly simple: a single massive globe signifying world unity Synonyms arrangement, configuration, constellation, design, form, format, getup, layout, composition, ordonnance, patternRelated Words motif, theme
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