Cosmetic
Cosmetic adjective - Serving to add beauty.
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Synonyms for Cosmetic
Outward and cosmetic are semantically related. in superficial topic. In some cases you can use "Outward" instead an adjective "Cosmetic".
Nearby Word: cosmetician
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- seeming and cosmetic
- seeming and outward
- superficial and cosmetic
- superficial and outward
- slight and cosmetic
- slight and outward
- exterior and cosmetic
- exterior and outward
- surface and cosmetic
- surface and outward
- apparent and cosmetic
- apparent and outward
- perfunctory and cosmetic
- perfunctory and outward
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Lastly, although the trope is called Cosmetic Horror, it can and does include beauty treatments beyond the cosmetic (from corsets on outward) that induce horror when seen as part of the treatment, or just from what they do to the wearer.
Source: Cosmetic Horror
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Outward and Cosmetic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cosmetic/outward
Cosmetic & Outward. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cosmetic/outward>.
Outward or Cosmetic. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cosmetic/outward.
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