Synonyms for facade
fəˈsɑd, fæ-fa·cade

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1. facadenoun

   The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.

   Synonyms:
   frontage, front, face

2. facadenoun

   The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as an organ.

   Synonyms:
   front, guise, show, appearance

3. façadenoun

   A deceptive outward appearance; a front.

   Synonyms:
   front, appearance, guise, show, pretence, cover

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. facade, frontage, frontalnoun

   the face or front of a building

   Synonyms:
   window dressing, frontlet, frontage, frontal

2. facade, window dressingnoun

   a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant

   Synonyms:
   window dressing, frontage, frontal

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1. • Front
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1. List of paraphrases for "facade":

   façade, veneer, front, elevation, window-dressing, glazing

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How to use facade in a sentence?

1. Swordfish:

   Ginger He exists in a world beyond your world. What we only fantasize - he does. He lives a life where nothing is beyond. But you know what its all a facade. All his charm and charisma, his wealth, his expensive toys. He is a driven, unflinching, calculating machine. He takes what he wants and then disappears. You don't find him - he finds you.

2. Marla Maples:

   I always look forward to introducing him to my friends, especially the ones with preconceived notions, because they meet a man with natural charm and no facade. In person, my father is so friendly, so considerate, so funny, and so real. My friends walk away with a glimpse of all that he is and all that he means to me -- of the strong, protective, kind, endearing man I am so proud to call my father.

3. Douglas Hostadter:

   It turns out that an eerie type of chaos can lurk just behind a facade of order -- and yet, deep inside the chaos lurks an even eerier type of order.

4. Geoffroy Coomans De Brachene:

   Authorities genuinely forgot that the facade was here, they also forgot to secure the spot properly.

5. Nadia Shihata:

   Some put on a strong facade but eventually broke down. Some got frustrated and upset. Many of them were ashamed and embarrassed, it was often difficult testimony to listen to. But, you know what ? As difficult as it was for all of us to hear, it was far worse for them to experience and relive.