facades

noun

variants also façades
plural of facade
1
as in fronts
a forward part or surface all of the stores in the mall have facades that are in keeping with the style of a 19th-century American village

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2
as in pretenses
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive his interest in acting is just a facade—he joined the drama club to meet girls

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3
as in veneers
a deceptively attractive external appearance the company's facade of success collapsed when it was revealed that its financial officers had been cooking the books for years

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Recent Examples of facades These boutiques offer distinct expressions of each house, while their facades contribute to a streetscape with an individual character. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026 More than 70,000 police officers fanned out in Paris and other cities while stores boarded up their facades after last week’s riots. — Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026 New York City's brownstone rowhouses, named for their reddish-brown sandstone facades, were primarily built in the latter half of the 19th century. — Sophie Caldwell,valentina Duarte, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 Scandals and secrets will be revealed, facades will crumble and families and friendships will change forever on both sides of the battlefield as this group of strong, game-changing influencers comes together to build their answer to #MomTok. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 During the Soviet era, these monumental decorative panels appeared at metro stations, sports stadiums, school facades, and on the sides of residential blocks. — Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026 Isaias peeled off hotel and condominium rooftops and facades along the Florida Panhandle before charging north Saturday, dishing out torrential rains and the threat of flash floods and tornadoes across the Southeast. — Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 Suzhou MoCA Curved glass and warm-toned stainless steel have been used across the structure and its facades. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026 Pastel Colonial buildings lined the streets, their facades glowing in the afternoon sun, while the plazas hummed with life. — Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facades
  1. fronts
  2. pretenses
  3. veneers
  4. guises
  5. glosses
  6. shows
  7. poses
  8. disguises
Noun
  • Aerodynamic improvements mostly focus on trailer fronts and sides.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Parallel military campaigns could stretch federal forces across several fronts, but whether the groups can pull it off remains unclear.
    — KHALED KAZZIHA, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of fronts
Noun
  • Shirley has since visited other states in the US under similar pretenses, showing up unannounced to grocery stores and hospice centers in search of evidence of fraud.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Conference expansion has shattered pretenses to regional coherence.
    — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of pretenses
Noun
  • Healthy teeth are ground down to nubs to make room for veneers.
    — Danielle Pergament, Allure, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Daley also warns buyers to look out for furniture with veneers which often peel or chip off and can’t be repaired.
    — Felicia Feaster, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of veneers
Noun
  • Throughout the weekend, Dudamel embraced the worlds of Hollywood, Latin music in many guises and old-fashioned rock.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • With their traditional, legacy rivals — the Manchester clubs, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur — in various guises of transition, Arsenal are suddenly the team to beat and the Emirates is suddenly a library of sound; noise please.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of guises
Noun
  • Imbolc is a celebration referenced in one tenth-century legend (The Wooing of Emir), and in Cormac’s Glossary, a ninth-century manuscript containing explanations and glosses of about 14,000 Irish words.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Gersting also thought that copper, the color that ruled last fall, will continue its reign, as will low-maintenance glosses.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of glosses
Noun
  • Perhaps that’s why the guest count at his SoFi shows was so thin compared to others.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The company is planning to launch a handful of new shows over the next few months, with a longer-term goal of having 12-16 channels led by creators who are subject matter experts.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of shows
Noun
  • Since then, numerous instructors have found ways to use a chair for adapted versions of a surprising number of traditional yoga movements, like lunging warrior poses and standing-to-lying sun salutations.
    — Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Participants trade exaggerated gestures, movements and poses, and the crowd’s reaction decides the winner.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of poses
Noun
  • Authorities at the Villages denied him access, and the shoot required him to dodge security guards, charm subjects, and occasionally adopt disguises.
    — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • More than historical curiosities, such stories reveal how elaborate disguises can become necessary as a means of survival in a world that denies people the freedom to be themselves — both historically and today.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of disguises

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“Facades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facades. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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