facade
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7.2
- noun
- /fəˈsɑd/
:
fachada
- Behind the facade of their perfect marriage, there were many unresolved issues.
- hide behind a facade
- maintain a facade
- present a facade
Use the Friedman idea of the facade as a powerful tool.
- Use the Friedman idea of the facade as a powerful tool.
- It sees behind the facade, it sees behind the beauty.
- You're putting on the, you know, the facade of, of goodness.
- Now, that's not a facade that can truly be maintained.
- Who doesn't hide behind this facade of like, you know, Bill Gates.
- Well, No, because you are in a relationship with your facade, not with true self.
- But his whole facade, much like Trump, is all smoke and mirrors.
- But you can only put on a facade for so long.
- The coward beneath the facade comes out.
- But he goes that's that's just a facade.
- But Brian Stelter really, really wants to keep that facade alive.
- He's insane and crazy and it's all a facade.
- It can be quite entertaining to watch their grandiose facade crumble and the whole thing toppled down.
- He's putting up a facade and it's not providing any answers really.
- There's nothing below the facade that they have to keep up this caveman style of thinking.
- Like, you know, everyone doesn't like we, we have that, like I say facade that people carry.
Examples
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But his whole facade, much like Trump, is all smoke and mirrors.
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Beneath her angry facade, however, Faith desperately wants to connect, to love, and to feel safe.
Academic text (2015) -
But you can only put on a facade for so long.
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It's just a facade, you know?
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Deep down, I always knew it was a facade.
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For years now, this family has been nothing but an empty facade.
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I'm tired of the facade and constantly keeping up appearances.
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But Brian Stelter really, really wants to keep that facade alive.
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But behind the facade of triumph, was a country enslaved.
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But I had seen beyond his thin facade and gazed upon the true Max inside.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
829
5.3
An act to impress others that hides true feelings
306
6.7
An appearance that hides true feelings or intentions
129
5.9
A way of acting that hides how a person really feels
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7.4
A false show that hides what is really happening
72
5.1
A way of showing yourself that hides problems to make others think well of you
65
6.1
A false claim or action to hide the truth
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7.5
An appearance that hides the truth to trick people
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3.9
An outward appearance that hides someone's real identity or intentions
27
5.8
A thing that hides the true nature of something
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7.4
An attractive outer look that hides the real situation
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7.0
An attractive appearance that hides something unpleasant
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6.8
A false appearance that hides someone's true feelings or plans
8
5.6
An action that makes something look better than it really is to hide problems
A false front that hides real problems
A polite or calm face that hides what someone really feels
Antonyms
Compounds
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word facade comes from the Latin facies, which means 'face' and is like the English word face. That's why facade can also mean the 'face' people show to others — sometimes a false 'face' used to hide the real person or problem.