WINDOW DRESSING Synonyms: 15 Similar Words

window dressing

noun

Definition of window dressing

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 Sayeh believes the war has essentially destroyed what was left of the clerical establishment’s legitimacy and removed any window dressing suggesting the country wasn’t a de facto military dictatorship. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 June 2026 But all of that will just be window dressing. — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 11 June 2026 Everyone else is window dressing. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026 Those side-story quests are always guaranteed to be different narrative window dressings on time trials. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for window dressing

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facade

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After slogans criticizing the Sacramento State administration appeared in chalk on the facade of a 64-year-old campus building earlier this week, at least one student is now facing potential disciplinary action.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Roses and a soft orange nod to the way light catches on its facades.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026

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