Facade and Shell

Facade

Facade noun - A forward part or surface.

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Shell and facade are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shell" instead a noun "Facade".

Shell noun - An outer part or layer.

Usage example: the shell of the building is all glass, making it conspicuous on a street with mostly limestone facades

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Facade and shell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Facade" instead a noun "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

human	human facade	human shell
outward	outward facade	outward shell
blank	blank facade	blank shell
entire	entire facade	entire shell
Other adjectives: big, cold, thin, mere, cynical, magical.

Being a Shell-Shocked Veteran adds its own weight, since he's fully aware what could happen to those boys in Afghanistan, so he hides all his feelings under a jaded facade.

Source: Film / 9th Company
She is a Shell-Shocked Veteran who maintains a cheerful facade and keeps her Bad Dreams at bay by focusing on making sure no one else goes through what she had to experience.

Source: Iron Woobie
Suddenly alone and with the weight of rule squarely on her shoulders, the sovereign of Equestria has become but a shell of her former self, maintaining a facade of confidence that hides growing doubts and lingering regrets.

Source: Fanfic Recs / My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic Humans

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