Facade

Antonyms for facade:

naivete, artlessness, truth, genuineness, personality, directness, reality, character.

Usage examples for facade:

• The facade of the Siamese structure- close by- covered with gold leaf, was imposing and attractive. - "By Water to the Columbian Exposition", Johanna S. Wisthaler.
• He returned home through a Square that was more interested than ever in the facade of his cousin's house. - "The Old Wives' Tale", Arnold Bennett.

Quotes for facade:

• Romantic lovers require from each other at least the facade of reason: We desire to be what romantic love makes us appear in the other's eyes. We want to imagine we are deserving of the love we inspire. – Maggie Gallagher

• It was only literally hours after the wedding when he felt he didn't have to keep up the facade. – Trisha Goddard

• I don't say that the supposed Civil Rights development is a myth, but it's a matter of dealing with reality. It's purely peripheral and, in many cases, it's just a facade. – Norman Granz

• I've always felt that if one was going to take seriously this vocation as an artist, you have to get beyond that decorative facade. – Anish Kapoor

• If you look at the buildings, you'll find that one part looks as if it was designed by one man, and you go around and look at another facade and it looks as if it was designed by another man, you see. – Minoru Yamasaki

Rhymes for facade:

• quad, pod, rodd, todd, saad, shod, tod, cod, dodd, rod, plod, squad, odd, codd, wad, nod, god, prod, fahd, clod, raad, trod, sod, glod, scrod, brod;
• roughshod, ballade, assad, elrod, awad, rashad, petard, mossad, riad, riyadh, riyad, abad, pernod;
• esplanade;
• natividad;