WINDOW DRESSING Synonyms: 15 Similar Words

window dressing

noun

as in facade

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 dressing When window dressing takes away from that central conceit, what’s the point? —

Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 9 Dec. 2025 Events like these aren’t window dressing—they’re deal flow engines. —

Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 To recreate the rickety window dressing, construct a frame of white lattice strips, cut boards from veneer paneling, then staple them at angles into the frame. —

Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025 Whether inside posh beachside resorts or cool urban havens, these stores are not merely window dressing. —

Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for window dressing

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facade

Noun

Now, the spot has undergone a careful restoration of its facades just steps from Como’s city center.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2026
There’s enormous relief in letting go of the facade of perfect containment or the need to perform goodness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026

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“Window dressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/window%20dressing. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.

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