Appearance and Surface

Appearance

Appearance noun - Outward and often deceptive indication.

Usage example: can't you at least give the appearance of listening to what I say?

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Surface and appearance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surface" instead a noun "Appearance".

Nearby Words: appear, appeared, appearing

Surface noun - An outer part or layer.

Usage example: the surface of just about everything in the kitchen was covered with soot after we put the grease fire out

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Appearance and surface are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appearance" instead a noun "Surface".

Nearby Words: surfaced, surfacing

original	original appearance	original surface
true	true appearance	true surface
small	small appearance	small surface
actual	actual appearance	actual surface
Other adjectives: real, dark, attractive, new, last.

Generally a wooden core was fitted over the tang and wrapped in cord or leather to provide a better gripping surface and appearance.

Source: Useful Notes / European Swordsmanship
Later games seem to have changed her personality a bit, making it seem like her ditzy appearance is done deliberately on her part and that there's a much colder and more cunning mind lurking below the bubbly surface.

Source: Crouching Moron Hidden Badass / Video Games
Originally the Morlocks chose to have their physical appearance altered by Masque as a sign that they had rejected the surface world.

Source: Beneath the Earth

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