Facade and Mask

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Facade noun - A forward part or surface.

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Mask is a synonym for facade in appearance topic. In some cases you can use "Mask" instead a noun "Facade", when it comes to topics like show.

Mask noun - Something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth.

Usage example: his unexpected friendliness is just a mask, for he always has an ulterior motive

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Facade is a synonym for mask in pretence topic. You can use "Facade" instead a noun "Mask", if it concerns topics such as cover.

Nearby Words: masked, masking, masker, maskable

old	old facade	old mask
elaborate	elaborate facade	elaborate mask
normal	normal facade	normal mask
usual	usual facade	usual mask
Other adjectives: fake, blank, stupid, big, false, magical, stoic.

There's a face that we wear in the cold light of day/ It's society's mask, it's societies way/ And the truth is... That it's all a facade.

Source: Beneath the Mask
However, the real mask here is Palpatine, whose kind and noble appearance is merely public facade to hide his true nature until he wipes out the Jedi Order and turns the Republic into an Empire.

Source: Secret Identity Identity
They mask the spitefulness on a villain's face and usually after the facade is taken off it is seen in their eyes (often going with Creepy Shadowed Undereyes of evil).

Source: Four Eyes, Zero Soul

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