facade

The word “facade” has 2 syllables: fa-cade

It's pronounced as /fəˈsɑːd/


What is synonym and antonym for facade?

In the thesaurus, “facade” has 77 synonyms and 25 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for facade along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for facade

  • act
  • affectation
  • airs
  • appearance
  • beard
  • betrayal
  • bluff
  • building front
  • camouflage
  • charade
  • cloak
  • color
  • coloring
  • cotton candy
  • cover
  • deceit
  • deception
  • disguise
  • disguisement
  • dissembling
  • dissimulation
  • double cross
  • double-dealing
  • duplicity
  • excuse
  • exterior
  • face
  • faithlessness
  • fake
  • fakery
  • false colors
  • false front
  • falseness
  • falsity
  • fig leaf
  • fluff
  • forehead
  • forepart
  • fraud
  • front
  • front view
  • frontage
  • frontispiece
  • gloss
  • guile
  • guise
  • image
  • impersonation
  • infidelity
  • look
  • mask
  • masquerade
  • outside
  • perfidy
  • performance
  • persona
  • phony
  • playacting
  • portrayal
  • pose
  • pretence
  • pretense
  • pretext
  • put on
  • put-on
  • semblance
  • show
  • skin
  • surface
  • tinsel
  • treachery
  • treason
  • unfaithfulness
  • veil
  • veneer
  • window dressing
  • window-dressing

Antonyms for facade

  • artlessness
  • back
  • bluntness
  • candidness
  • candor
  • character
  • directness
  • forthrightness
  • frankness
  • genuineness
  • innards
  • inside
  • interior
  • naivete
  • openheartedness
  • outspokenness
  • personality
  • plainspokenness
  • reality
  • rear
  • rearward
  • reverse
  • sincerity
  • straightforwardness
  • truth

Meanings of facade

  • noun
    1. The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
    2. (by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as an organ.
    3. A deceptive or insincere outward appearance; a front.
    4. An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.

Example Sentences

  • The old building retained its original charm, with a weathered facade that told stories of the past.
  • Behind the cheerful facade of the clown was a person with a profound sense of melancholy.
  • The corporate office had a sleek and modern facade, projecting an image of innovation and success.
  • The politician's friendly facade concealed a shrewd and calculating mind.
  • As the storm approached, the calm facade of the sea gave way to turbulent waves.

On this page you'll find 102 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to facade, such as: act, affectation, airs, appearance, artlessness, back, beard.

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Related Words

face

  • Potemkin village
  • abide
  • abut
  • accost
  • adjoin
  • affectation
  • affront
  • air
  • allow
  • apparel
  • appearance
  • approach
  • array
  • arrogance
  • aspect
  • assurance
  • assuredness
  • audaciousness
  • audacity
  • authoritarianism
  • baby
  • back talk
  • battle
  • be confronted by
  • be turned toward
  • bear
  • beard
  • bearing
  • being
  • bird
  • bit the bullet
  • blanket
  • bod
  • body
  • boldness
  • border
  • bound
  • brace
  • brashness
  • brass
  • brassiness
  • brave
  • brazen
  • brazenness
  • breast
  • brook
  • brother
  • cast
  • celebrity
  • certainty
  • certitude
  • challenge
  • character
  • cheek
  • cheekiness
  • chutzpa
  • chutzpah
  • clad
  • cloak
  • clock
  • clothe
  • coat
  • cockiness
  • cocksureness
  • combat
  • command
  • confidence
  • confront
  • contend
  • conviction
  • cookie
  • cooky
  • cope with
  • corner
  • countenance
  • court
  • cover
  • covering
  • creature
  • cross
  • crust
  • customer
  • dare
  • deal with
  • decisiveness
  • decorate
  • defy
  • demeanor
  • demonstration
  • determination
  • devil
  • dial
  • dignity
  • discourteousness
  • disguise
  • display
  • disrespect
  • dogmatism
  • dominate
  • doubtlessness
  • dress
  • duck
  • effect
  • effrontery
  • egg
  • embosom
  • embower
  • embrace
  • emulate
  • encase
  • enclose
  • encompass
  • encounter
  • endure
  • engage
  • enshroud
  • envelop
  • enwrap
  • experience
  • expression
  • exterior
  • eyeball
  • facade
  • facet
  • facing
  • false front
  • features
  • fellow
  • fellowman
  • fiction
  • fight
  • finish
  • firmness
  • first blush
  • fish
  • flinch
  • fly in face of
  • forehead
  • forepart
  • fringe
  • front
  • front onto
  • frontage
  • frontal
  • frontispiece
  • frown
  • gall
  • garb
  • gaze
  • glare
  • gloss
  • glower
  • go up against
  • grapple with
  • grimace
  • grin
  • growl
  • guise
  • guy
  • hardihood
  • head
  • hint
  • hominid
  • homo
  • honor
  • human
  • human being
  • humanoid
  • hutzpa
  • hutzpah
  • image
  • imitation
  • impertinence
  • implication
  • impoliteness
  • imposture
  • impression
  • impudence
  • incivility
  • inclose
  • inconsiderateness
  • inconsideration
  • individual
  • insinuation
  • insolence
  • invest
  • kisser
  • lap
  • level
  • life
  • light
  • likeness
  • line
  • lineaments
  • look
  • looks
  • lour
  • lower
  • make a stand
  • make-belief
  • make-believe
  • makeup
  • man
  • manner
  • mantle
  • map
  • margin
  • mask
  • masquerade
  • meet
  • mien
  • mortal
  • moue
  • mouth
  • mow
  • mug
  • name
  • neighbor
  • nerve
  • nerviness
  • obverse
  • oppose
  • outbrave
  • outface
  • outside
  • outward
  • overconfidence
  • overlay
  • overlook
  • overspread
  • paint
  • pan
  • party
  • patina
  • person
  • personage
  • personality
  • pertness
  • physiognomy
  • plaster
  • polish
  • pose
  • positiveness
  • pout
  • presence
  • presentation
  • prestige
  • presumption
  • presumptuousness
  • pretence
  • pretense
  • profile
  • purposefulness
  • puss
  • redecorate
  • refinish
  • remodel
  • repel
  • representation
  • reputation
  • resemblance
  • resist
  • resoluteness
  • resolution
  • resolve
  • rictus
  • rim
  • risk
  • rival
  • robe
  • rudeness
  • run into
  • sanguinity
  • sass
  • satisfaction
  • sauce
  • sauciness
  • scoff
  • scout
  • scowl
  • seeming
  • self
  • self-assurance
  • self-confidence
  • self-respect
  • semblance
  • shape
  • sheath
  • sheathe
  • shell
  • shingle
  • show
  • showing
  • shroud
  • side
  • silhouette
  • simper
  • simulacrum
  • simulation
  • skin
  • skirt
  • slob
  • smile
  • smirk
  • smooth
  • snarl
  • sneer
  • snoot
  • social position
  • somebody
  • son of man
  • sort
  • soul
  • specimen
  • square off
  • squinch
  • stand
  • stand up to
  • standing
  • stare
  • stiff
  • stomach
  • submit
  • suffer
  • suggestion
  • sureness
  • surety
  • surface
  • surround
  • sustain
  • swagger
  • swallow
  • swash
  • swathe
  • take
  • take it
  • take on
  • take the bull by the horns
  • tell off
  • temerity
  • thing
  • tolerate
  • top
  • touch
  • ungraciousness
  • veil
  • veneer
  • venture
  • visage
  • watch
  • wight
  • wince
  • withstand
  • wrap

faces

  • Potemkin villages
  • abide
  • abuts
  • accost
  • accosts
  • adjoins
  • affectations
  • affront
  • affronts
  • air
  • airs
  • allow
  • apparels
  • appearance
  • appearances
  • approaches
  • arrays
  • aspect
  • aspects
  • audacity
  • babies
  • battles
  • be confronted by
  • be turned toward
  • bear
  • beard
  • beards
  • bearings
  • beings
  • birds
  • bit the bullet
  • blankets
  • bodies
  • bods
  • boldness
  • border
  • borders
  • bounds
  • brace
  • brass
  • brave
  • braves
  • brazens
  • breasts
  • brethren
  • brook
  • brothers
  • cast
  • casts
  • celebrities
  • challenge
  • challenges
  • characters
  • cheek
  • chutzpah
  • clad
  • clads
  • cloak
  • cloaks
  • clock
  • clothes
  • coat
  • combats
  • commands
  • confidence
  • confront
  • confronts
  • contend
  • contends
  • cookies
  • cope with
  • corners
  • countenance
  • countenances
  • court
  • cover
  • coverings
  • covers
  • creatures
  • cross
  • customers
  • dare
  • dares
  • deal with
  • decorate
  • defies
  • defy
  • demeanors
  • demonstrations
  • devils
  • dial
  • dignity
  • disguise
  • disguises
  • display
  • displays
  • dominates
  • dress
  • dresses
  • ducks
  • effects
  • effrontery
  • eggs
  • embosoms
  • embowers
  • embraces
  • emulates
  • encases
  • encloses
  • encompasses
  • encounter
  • encounters
  • endure
  • engages
  • enshrouds
  • envelops
  • enwraps
  • experience
  • expressions
  • exteriors
  • eyeball
  • facade
  • facades
  • facet
  • facings
  • false front
  • features
  • fellowmen
  • fellows
  • fictions
  • fight
  • fights
  • finish
  • fish
  • fishes
  • flinches
  • fly in face of
  • foreheads
  • foreparts
  • fringes
  • front
  • front onto
  • frontage
  • frontal
  • frontispiece
  • fronts
  • frown
  • frowns
  • gall
  • garbs
  • gaze
  • glare
  • glares
  • glosses
  • glower
  • glowers
  • go up against
  • grapple with
  • grimace
  • grimaces
  • grins
  • growls
  • guise
  • guises
  • guys
  • heads
  • hints
  • hominids
  • homos
  • honor
  • human beings
  • humanoids
  • humans
  • image
  • images
  • imitations
  • impertinence
  • implications
  • impostures
  • impressions
  • impudence
  • incloses
  • individuals
  • insinuations
  • invests
  • kisser
  • kissers
  • laps
  • level
  • light
  • likenesses
  • line
  • lineaments
  • lives
  • look
  • looks
  • lours
  • lowers
  • make a stand
  • make-belief
  • make-believe
  • makeup
  • manners
  • mantles
  • map
  • margins
  • mask
  • masks
  • masquerades
  • meet
  • meets
  • men
  • miens
  • mortals
  • moues
  • mouths
  • mows
  • mug
  • mugs
  • names
  • neighbors
  • obverse
  • oppose
  • opposes
  • outbraves
  • outfaces
  • outsides
  • outwards
  • overlay
  • overlays
  • overlook
  • overlooks
  • overspreads
  • paint
  • pans
  • parties
  • patinae
  • patinas
  • people
  • personages
  • personalities
  • physiognomies
  • physiognomy
  • plaster
  • polish
  • poses
  • pout
  • pouts
  • presences
  • presentation
  • prestige
  • presumption
  • pretences
  • pretenses
  • profile
  • pusses
  • redecorate
  • refinish
  • remodel
  • repels
  • representations
  • reputation
  • resemblances
  • resist
  • resists
  • rictuses
  • rims
  • risk
  • rivals
  • robes
  • run into
  • scoffs
  • scouts
  • scowl
  • scowls
  • seeming
  • seemings
  • self-respect
  • selves
  • semblance
  • semblances
  • shapes
  • sheathe
  • sheathes
  • sheaths
  • shells
  • shingle
  • show
  • showing
  • shows
  • shrouds
  • side
  • sides
  • silhouette
  • simpers
  • simulacrum
  • simulations
  • skin
  • skins
  • skirts
  • slobs
  • smiles
  • smirk
  • smirks
  • smooth
  • snarls
  • sneers
  • snoots
  • social position
  • somebodies
  • sons of man
  • sorts
  • souls
  • specimens
  • square off
  • squinches
  • stand
  • standing
  • stands
  • stands up to
  • stare
  • stares
  • stiffs
  • stomach
  • submit
  • suffer
  • suggestions
  • surface
  • surfaces
  • surrounds
  • sustain
  • swallow
  • swathes
  • take
  • take it
  • take on
  • take the bull by the horns
  • takes on
  • tell off
  • things
  • tolerate
  • top
  • tops
  • touches
  • veil
  • veils
  • veneer
  • veneers
  • venture
  • visage
  • visages
  • watch
  • wights
  • winces
  • withstand
  • withstands
  • wraps

facing

  • abutting
  • accosting
  • adjoining
  • affronting
  • appareling
  • apparelling
  • appearance
  • applique
  • approaching
  • arraying
  • backing
  • battling
  • bearding
  • binding
  • blanketing
  • bordering
  • bounding
  • braid
  • braving
  • brazening
  • breasting
  • challenging
  • cladding
  • clothing
  • combating
  • combatting
  • commanding
  • confronting
  • contending
  • cornering
  • cover
  • covering
  • daring
  • defying
  • disguise
  • dominating
  • dressing
  • embosoming
  • embowering
  • embracing
  • embroidery
  • emulating
  • encasing
  • enclosing
  • encompassing
  • encountering
  • engaging
  • enshrouding
  • enveloping
  • enwrapping
  • exterior
  • facade
  • face
  • fighting
  • folds
  • fringing
  • front
  • fronting
  • garbing
  • guise
  • hem
  • inclosing
  • investing
  • lapping
  • lining
  • mantling
  • margining
  • mask
  • meeting
  • neighboring
  • opposing
  • outbraving
  • outfacing
  • outside
  • overlay
  • overlaying
  • overlooking
  • overspreading
  • piping
  • repelling
  • resisting
  • revetment
  • rimming
  • rivaling
  • rivalling
  • robing
  • semblance
  • sheathing
  • shell
  • show
  • shrouding
  • siding
  • skin
  • skinning
  • skirting
  • standing
  • standing up to
  • surface
  • surrounding
  • swathing
  • taking on
  • top
  • touching
  • trim
  • tucks
  • veiling
  • veneer
  • withstanding
  • wrapping

facings

  • appearances
  • coverings
  • covers
  • disguises
  • exteriors
  • facades
  • faces
  • fronts
  • guises
  • masks
  • outsides
  • semblances
  • shells
  • shows
  • skins
  • surfaces
  • tops
  • veneers

fakery

  • act
  • acting
  • affectation
  • appearance
  • artfulness
  • artifice
  • burlesque
  • cageyness
  • caginess
  • canard
  • cant
  • caricature
  • charade
  • cheat
  • cheating
  • chicane
  • chicanery
  • claim
  • cloak
  • counterfeit
  • cover-up
  • covertness
  • cozenage
  • craft
  • craftiness
  • crookedness
  • crookery
  • cunning
  • cunningness
  • deceit
  • deceitfulness
  • deception
  • deceptiveness
  • deviousness
  • disguise
  • dishonesty
  • display
  • dissembling
  • dissimulation
  • distortion
  • double-dealing
  • dream
  • dumb act
  • dupery
  • duplicity
  • equivocation
  • erroneousness
  • error
  • evasion
  • excuse
  • fable
  • fabrication
  • facade
  • fairy tale
  • fake
  • faking
  • fallaciousness
  • fallacy
  • false front
  • falsehood
  • falseness
  • falsification
  • falsity
  • fantasy
  • farce
  • feigning
  • feint
  • fib
  • fibbery
  • fiction
  • figment
  • flimflam
  • forgery
  • foxiness
  • fraud
  • fraudulence
  • furtiveness
  • gag
  • guile
  • guilefulness
  • guise
  • half-truth
  • hanky-panky
  • hogwash
  • hypocrisy
  • hypocriticalness
  • imagination
  • imitation
  • impostor
  • imposture
  • insincerity
  • invention
  • jive
  • jugglery
  • legerdemain
  • line
  • lying
  • make believe
  • mask
  • masquerade
  • mendacity
  • misrepresentation
  • misstatement
  • mockery
  • mountebankery
  • obliquity
  • oiliness
  • ostentation
  • pageant
  • perjury
  • pharisaism
  • phoniness
  • playacting
  • posing
  • posturing
  • pretense
  • pretension
  • pretentiousness
  • pretext
  • prevarication
  • put on
  • routine
  • ruse
  • sanctimoniousness
  • schtick
  • secrecy
  • sell
  • semblance
  • shadiness
  • sham
  • shiftiness
  • shrewdness
  • shuffling
  • simulation
  • skulduggery
  • skullduggery
  • slickness
  • slipperiness
  • slyness
  • smoke
  • smoothness
  • sneakiness
  • snow job
  • spoof
  • stall
  • stealthiness
  • story
  • stunt
  • subterfuge
  • swindling
  • tale
  • tall tale
  • travesty
  • treacherousness
  • trickery
  • two-facedness
  • underhandedness
  • unscrupulousness
  • untruism
  • untruth
  • untruthfulness
  • veil
  • veneer
  • whopper
  • wile
  • wiliness
  • yarn

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