facade

Noun

Meaning

The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have its facade unfinished, though the interior may be in use.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

frontage surface front cover face appearance look screen exterior mask frontal guise pretense gloss veneer
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Antonyms

dodge central verso chine back real
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Hypernyms

front deception deceit misrepresentation

Hyponyms

frontispiece

Phrases with the word

phony facade gable boundary facade gable facade artificial facade mere facade

Examples

A 50-foot vinyl mural by the Iranian-born artist will wrap around the museum’s facade, and two six-foot circular paintings of his will slowly rotate in two windows. Source: Internet

A covered porch wraps around most of the house, with double doors set on the right side of the front facade. Source: Internet

A constitution may change from being real to a facade and back again as democratic and autocratic governments succeed each other. Source: Internet

America should not cling to the shreds of an outdated policy for the sake of maintaining the facade of cooperation. Source: Internet

After the facade was repainted, the numbers were rearranged in numerical order. Source: Internet

Among its distinctive features are the delicate, flower-ornamented iron balconies on its facade, which were constructed by J.B. and J.M. Cornell and its grand staircase, which extends upward twelve floors. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

faca troops facacta facadal facade pattern facadectomy facaded