There is not even a semblance of proof.
Source: tatoeba (268227)
Semblance
//ˈsɛmblən(t)s//
Synonyms for "semblance" (281 found)
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Closest matches (57)
Strong matches (84)
dead ringerdeceptiondelusiondelusivenessdevicedisguisedissemblancedissemblingdissimulationdoubleduplicateectypeeffecteffigyeidolonexact likenessexcusefacadefacefacet
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fair copyfaithful copyfakefakeryfakingfallaciousnessfalse airfalse appearancefalse frontfalse lightfalse showfalsenessfalsityfashionfeaturefeelfeelingfeigningfeintfellowfigureforgeryformfour-flushingfraudfrontgestaltgiltglossguisehandlehumbughumbuggeryiconidealizationidentityidolillusionillusionismillusionistillusivenessimageimagoimitationimmaterialityimpostureimpressionlame excuse
Related words (140)
lightlikeninglineamentsliving imageliving picturelocus standilookmagicmagic actmagic showmagicianmannermaskmasqueradematchmatemeretriciousnessmetaphormimickingminiature
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mirroringmockerymodelmoodnearnessostensible motiveostentationoutward showparallelismparitypasticciopastichephasephasisphonyphotographpictureplayactingpoor excuseportraitposeposingpostureprestidigitationpretensepretensionpretextprosperoprotestationpublic motiveput offput-offreferencereflectionrefugeregardrepresentationresemblancerespectrubbingsamenessscreenseemingshadowshamshapeshowshowingsidesimilesimilitudesimulacrumsimulationslantsleight of handsmoke screensorcerersorceryspecious appearancespeciousnessspit and imagespitting imagestalking horsestalking-horsestratagemstylesubterfugetotal effecttracetracingtricktwintwistunactualityunrealityunsubstantialityvarnishveilvery imagevery pictureviewviewpointwindow dressingwise
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5 entriesTranslations
32 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- подобие noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
- сходство noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
Dutch
1 entries- gelijkheid noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
Eastern Mari
1 entries- амал noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
Finnish
4 entries- kehonkieli noun (person’s non-verbal behaviour or demeanour which shows their feelings, thoughts, etc., or which is faked to hide such true feelings, thoughts, etc.)
- käyttäytyminen noun (person’s non-verbal behaviour or demeanour which shows their feelings, thoughts, etc., or which is faked to hide such true feelings, thoughts, etc.)
- ulkonäkö noun (outward appearance or form of a person or thing)
- ulkonäkö noun (bare or mere appearance of something)
German
1 entries- Anschein noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
Hebrew
1 entries- דמיון noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
Irish
1 entries- amhlachas noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
Italian
3 entries- apparenza noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
- parvenza noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
- sembianza noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
Latin
1 entries- effigiēs noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- likhet noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Änlichkjeit noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
Portuguese
1 entries- semelhança noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
Romanian
2 entries- asemănare noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
- similitudine noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
Russian
2 entries- подо́бие noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
- схо́дство noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- coltas noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- slȉčnōst noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
- ȉzglēd noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
- и̏згле̄д noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
- сли̏чно̄ст noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
Spanish
3 entries- parecido noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
- semblanza noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
- semejanza noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
Swedish
1 entries- likhet noun (quality or state of being similar — see also likeness, resemblance, similarity)
Sample sentences
42 total sentences available.
You see, Tom, your articles are like those drawings made by young children: not those bright, colourful works with some semblance of imagination - perhaps with lackluster execution - but rather, the drawings of a simple, everyday schoolchild.
Source: tatoeba (7899803)
The figures at Madame Tussauds are very lifelike, and appear to have no semblance of waxiness to them.
Source: tatoeba (8930966)
While life has regained some semblance of normalcy, many local residents say the withdrawal is nothing more than a public relations ploy aimed at countering international criticism of the reoccupation of land.
Source: tatoeba (12052479)
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