WINDOW DRESSING Synonyms: 15 Similar Words

window dressing

noun

as in facade

a deceptively attractive external appearance the crime-does-not-pay moralizing is just window dressing for nasty hard-boiled stories

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Recent Examples of window dressing Against Seattle, Shanahan’s trademark pre-snap window dressing meant absolutely nothing. —

Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026 Artistic Vision Put to Work Cohen’s artistic vision isn’t just aesthetic window dressing. —

Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025 When window dressing takes away from that central conceit, what’s the point? —

Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 9 Dec. 2025 To recreate the rickety window dressing, construct a frame of white lattice strips, cut boards from veneer paneling, then staple them at angles into the frame. —

Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for window dressing

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facade

Noun

Behind a red brick facade complemented by dark green shutters and a matching front door, the home spans about 5,200 square feet across three stories.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 19 May 2026
Glittering with the Edwardian charm of its grand façade at one of London’s great addresses—140 Park Lane—London Marriott Hotel Park Lane offers plush stays for low‑key business travelers who put a premium on privacy, set opposite a leafy corner of Hyde Park.

— Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026

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“Window dressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/window%20dressing. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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