Synonyms and Antonyms of semblance
1
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
- tried to project some semblance of confidence even though public speaking terrified her
act, airs, charade, disguise, facade (also façade), front, guise, masquerade, playacting, pose, pretense (or pretence), put-on, show
impersonation, performance, portrayal
image, persona
appearance, color, gloss
camouflage, cloak
affectation, deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, double-dealing, duplicity, fakery, fraud, guile
betrayal, double cross, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidy, treachery, treason, unfaithfulness
excuse, pretext
bluntness, candidness, candor, directness, forthrightness, frankness, openheartedness, outspokenness, plainspokenness, sincerity, straightforwardness
artlessness, genuineness, naïveté (also naivete)
2
outward and often deceptive indication
- a used-car dealer with only a semblance of honesty
air, effect, impression
hint, implication, insinuation, resemblance, suggestion
affectation, demonstration, display, fiction, image, imitation, imposture, likeness, make-believe (also make-belief), pose, pretense (or pretence), representation, simulation
cloak, disguise, exterior, facade (also façade), front, gloss, mask, masquerade, patina, Potemkin village, shape, shell, surface, veneer
