WINDOW DRESSINGS Synonyms: 16 Similar Words

window dressings

noun

plural of window dressing

as in facades

a deceptively attractive external appearance the crime-does-not-pay moralizing is just window dressing for nasty hard-boiled stories

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Recent Examples of window dressings Those side-story quests are always guaranteed to be different narrative window dressings on time trials. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 14 May 2026

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facades

Noun

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

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