Appearance
Appearance noun - The outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality.
Usage example: the country club's manicured lawns and well-groomed appearance in general
Complexion is a synonym for appearance. In some cases you can use "Complexion" instead a noun "Appearance".
Complexion
Complexion noun - Texture and appearance of the skin of the face.
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Synonyms for Complexion
Appearance is a synonym for complexion in aspect topic. You can use "Appearance" instead a noun "Complexion", if it concerns topics such as perspective.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- manner and appearance
- manner and complexion
- character and appearance
- character and complexion
- kind and appearance
- kind and complexion
- style and appearance
- style and complexion
- countenance and appearance
- countenance and complexion
- look and appearance
- look and complexion
- presence and appearance
- presence and complexion
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Ambiguously Brown: She has the complexion and appearance of someone from India, though it's never said were she hails from.
Source: Characters / Variable Geo -
Years of drug abuse don't seem to have affected Mia's looks much, either (aside from a slightly unkempt appearance and a pale complexion).
Source: Film / Evil Dead (2013) - Cruella De Vil from 101 Dalmatians, with her sunken cheeks, pushed-up nose and ashen complexion, has the appearance of having a skull for a face.
Source: Skull for a Head
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Complexion and Appearance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/appearance/complexion
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