veneer

The word “veneer” has 2 syllables: ve-neer.

It's pronounced as /vəˈnɪr/.


What is synonym and antonym for veneer?

In the thesaurus, “veneer” has 15 synonyms and 3 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for veneer

Antonyms for veneer

  • interior
  • roughen
  • ruffle

Meanings of veneer

  • noun
    1. A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.
    2. An attractive appearance that covers or disguises true nature or feelings.
  • verb
    1. To apply veneer to.
    2. To disguise with apparent goodness.

Example Sentences

  • The table had a beautiful wood veneer that made it look much more expensive than it actually was.
  • Despite his friendly veneer, he was actually quite reserved and difficult to get to know.
  • The old house was given a fresh veneer of paint, making it appear newly renovated.
  • The politician's calm veneer cracked under the pressure of the intense questioning.
  • She applied a thin veneer of politeness, masking her true feelings of annoyance.

On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to veneer, such as: coat, coating, exterior, facade, face, finish, glaze.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

facade

  • charade
  • color
  • disguise
  • exterior
  • face
  • front
  • gloss
  • masquerade
  • pretence
  • pretense
  • semblance
  • show
  • surface
  • veneer

facades

  • disguises
  • faces
  • fronts
  • glosses
  • pretences
  • pretenses
  • shows
  • surfaces
  • veneers
  • window dressings

fakery

  • charade
  • cheating
  • cloak
  • cover-up
  • cunning
  • deceit
  • deceitfulness
  • deception
  • deceptiveness
  • dishonesty
  • distortion
  • fabrication
  • fallacy
  • falsity
  • farce
  • forgery
  • fraud
  • hypocrisy
  • misstatement
  • mockery
  • perjury
  • pretext
  • prevarication
  • semblance
  • sham
  • tall tale
  • travesty
  • untruth
  • veneer

faking

  • assuming
  • camouflage
  • charade
  • cloak
  • concocting
  • counterfeiting
  • devising
  • disguise
  • dodging
  • evading
  • falsification
  • forging
  • guise
  • improvising
  • mask
  • pretending
  • pretext
  • semblance
  • simulating
  • trickery
  • veil
  • veneer

falsification

  • charade
  • cloak
  • deceit
  • deception
  • dishonesty
  • disinformation
  • distortion
  • evasion
  • exaggeration
  • fabrication
  • falsehood
  • fiction
  • forgery
  • inaccuracy
  • infringement
  • lie
  • misinformation
  • misrepresentation
  • misstatement
  • myth
  • perjury
  • piracy
  • pollution
  • pretext
  • prevarication
  • semblance
  • slander
  • tale
  • untruth
  • veneer

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