There is not even a semblance of proof.
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Semblance
/ˈsɛmblən(t)s/
Synonyms for "semblance" (235 found)
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Closest matches (47)
Strong matches (71)
counterfeitcovercover storycover upcover-updead ringerdeceptiondelusiondelusivenessdevicedisguisedissemblancedissemblingdissimulationdoubleduplicateectypeeffecteffigyeidolon
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exact likenessexcusefacadefacefacetfair copyfaithful copyfakefakeryfakingfallaciousnessfalse airfalse appearancefalse frontfalse lightfalse showfalsenessfalsityfashionfeaturefeelfeelingfeigningfeintfellowfigureforgeryformfour-flushingfraudfrontgestaltgiltglossguisehandlehumbughumbuggeryiconidealizationidentityidolillusionismillusionistillusivenessimage
Related words (117)
imagoimitationimmaterialityimpostureimpressionlame excuselightlikenesslikeninglineamentsliving imageliving picturelocus standilookmagicmagic actmagic showmagicianmannermask
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masqueradematchmatemeretriciousnessmetaphormimickingminiaturemirroringmockerymodelmoodnearnessostensible motiveostentationoutward showparallelismparitypasticciopastichephasephasisphonyphotographpictureplayactingpoor excuseportraitposeposingpostureprestidigitationpretensepretensionpretextprosperoprotestationpublic motiveput offput-offreferencereflectionrefugeregardrepresentationresemblancerespectrubbingsamenessscreenseemingshadowshamshapeshowshowingsidesimilaritysimilesimilitudesimulacrumsimulationslantsleight of handsmoke screensorcerersorceryspecious appearancespeciousnessspit and imagespitting imagestalking horsestalking-horsestratagemstylesubterfugetotal effecttracetracingtricktwintwistunactualityunrealityunsubstantialityvarnishveilveneervery imagevery pictureviewviewpointwindow dressingwise
Noun(4 words)
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4 entriesCollocations
6 entriesfalse semblancemere semblanceoutward semblancesemblance of ordersemblance of realitytrue semblance
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
1 translations across 1 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- ulkonäkö noun (outward appearance or form of a person or thing)
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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