Synonyms of veneers

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noun

plural of veneer

1

as in facades

a deceptively attractive external appearance

the veneer of civility that the neighbors had maintained over the years disappeared with the filing of the first lawsuit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• facades
• façades
• glosses
• window dressings
• fig leaves
• tinsels
• fluffs
• cotton candies
• poses
• fronts
• masquerades
• fig leafs
• semblances
• charades
• shows
• guises

2

as in exteriors

an outer part or layer

the top and sides of the desk are overlaid with cherry veneers, while the interior wood is white pine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exteriors
• surfaces
• facades
• fronts
• shells
• tops
• skins
• faces
• facings
• outsides
• coverings
• façades
• masks
• appearances
• disguises
• covers
• shows
• semblances
• guises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interiors
• insides

veneers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of veneer

as in varnishes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• varnishes
• coats
• finishes
• glazes
• lacquers
• faces
• sands
• files
• brightens
• slicks
• scrubs
• sandpapers
• bones
• glosses
• japans
• sleeks
• polishes
• scrapes
• smoothes
• rasps
• burnishes
• sandblasts
• dresses
• scours
• shines
• rubs
• furbishes
• bobs
• laps
• buffs
• smooths
• grinds
• smoothens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ruffles
• roughens
• roughs (up)
• scuffs (up)