The facade of the building was completely renovated. I didn't recognize it when I drove by.
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Facade
/fəˈsɑːd/
Synonyms for "facade" (250 found)
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Closest matches (50)
actingaffectationaffectednessairsairs and gracesalibianteriorityapologyapparent characterappearanceappearancesartificialityattitudinizingblindbluffbluffingbold frontborderbrave facebrave front
Strong matches (75)
Related words (125)
Noun(37 words)
illusionillusionsmanagermaskmasksmasqueradesmasqueradingmienmost externalopticsouter layer coatingouternessoutsidespersonapersonaephoneyingphoninesspolished mirror surfaceportuguese superfíciepotemkin
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pretencespretensepretensessemblancesshopfrontsimperingstorefrontstorefrontssuperficial appearancesurfacesurfacesveneerveneer sheetveneeringwindow dressingwrapperwrappers
imageimpostureinsincerityintegumentlame excuselaplineamentslocus standimannerismmaskmasquerademere externalsmere showmeretriciousnessmufflerobverseostensible motiveostentostentationouter face
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outer layerouter sideouter skinoutlineoutsideoutward appearanceoutward showperipherypersonaplayactingpoor excuseposeposingpostureprefaceprefixpretencepretensepretensionpretextpriorityprosceniumprotestationprunes and prismspublic imagepublic motiveput offput onput-offput-onputting on airsrefugerepresentationrindscreenseemingsemblanceshamshellshowsimulacrumsimulationskinsmoke screenspeciousnessstalking horsestalking-horsestratagemstylishnesssubterfugesuperficialitysuperficiessuperstratumsurfacesurface appearancesurface showtoptrickunnaturalnessvain showvarnishveilveneerwindow dressing
Preposition(1 words)
on the surface
Adjective(3 words)
outer formouter surfaceoutward shape
Related word relations
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More general
8 entriesMore specific
9 entriesCollocations
6 entriesbrick facadebuilding facadeglass facademodern facadeornate facadestone facade
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
10 translations across 6 languages.
Finnish
3 entries- etupuoli noun (front of anything)
- julkisivu noun (front of anything)
- prospekti noun (front of anything)
Greek
1 entries- πρόσοψη noun (front of anything)
Indonesian
2 entries- depan hadapan noun (front of anything)
- muka noun (front of anything)
Māori
1 entries- kāinga kanohi noun (front of anything)
Polish
1 entries- front noun (front of anything)
Spanish
2 entries- frontis noun (front of anything)
- frontispicio noun (front of anything)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
They will have placed the billboard on that building's facade before July ends.
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They live in a white house with a brick facade on the left at the end of the street.
Source: tatoeba (3491809)
The magician's use of smoke and mirrors was an elaborate facade.
Source: tatoeba (5299830)
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