GUISE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GUISE?

Need another word that means the same as “guise”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “guise” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Guise” are: pretence, pretense, pretext, likeness, external appearance, appearance, semblance, form, shape, image, aspect, false show, false front, false display, show, front, facade, illusion, cover, blind, screen, smokescreen, masquerade, posture, pose, act, charade

Guise as a Noun

Definitions of "Guise" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “guise” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An artful or simulated semblance.
• An external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something.

Synonyms of "Guise" as a noun (27 Words)

act	A document attesting a legal transaction. He did his act three times every evening.
appearance	The act of appearing in public view. The appearance of the railway.
aspect	The positioning of a building or other structure in a particular direction. A greenhouse with a southern aspect.
blind	An awning over a shop window. He spent hours reading to the blind.
charade	A word acted out in an episode of the game of charades. Talk of unity was nothing more than a charade.
cover	The amount of ground covered by a vertical projection of the vegetation usually expressed as a percentage. The busiest time is in summer with up to a thousand covers for three meals a day.
external appearance	Outward features.
facade	A deceptive outward appearance. Her flawless public facade masked private despair.
false display	Exhibiting openly in public view.
false front	The outward appearance of a person.
false show	A social event involving a public performance or entertainment.
form	Details of previous performances by a racehorse or greyhound. His eyes scanned her slender form.
front	The part of a garment covering a person s front. Porridge slopped from the tray on to his shirt front.
illusion	An instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience. Stripes embellish the surface to create the illusion of various wood grain textures.
image	A visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface. Her work juxtaposed images from serious and popular art.
likeness	The semblance, guise, or outward appearance of. Man created God in his own likeness.
masquerade	A costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party. Dressing up role playing and masquerade.
pose	A posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes. Photographs of boxers in ferocious poses.
posture	A way of behaving that is intended to convey a false impression; a pose. I got out of the car in an alert posture.
pretence	Imaginative intellectual play. They have finally abandoned their secrecy and pretence.
pretense	Pretending with intention to deceive.
pretext	Something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason. The rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move.
screen	The data or images displayed on a computer screen. A metal screen protected the observers.
semblance	Resemblance similarity. She tried to force her thoughts back into some semblance of order.
shape	The state of good health especially in the phrases in condition or in shape or out of condition or out of shape. A fiend in human shape.
show	A spectacle or display, typically an impressive one. Now don t make a show of yourself in front of him.
smokescreen	(military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements. Troops laid down a smokescreen to cover the rescue of the victims.

Usage Examples of "Guise" as a noun

• He visited in the guise of an inspector.
• Under the guise of friendship he betrayed them.
• Sums paid under the guise of consultancy fees.

Associations of "Guise" (30 Words)

affectation	A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display. The affectation of a man who measures every word for effect.
affection	A mental state; an emotion. He had trouble expressing the affection he felt.
alibi	Exonerate by means of an alibi. She has an alibi for the whole of yesterday evening.
appearance	A mental representation. The rookie made a brief appearance in the first period.
attributable	Regarded as being caused by. Some 50 liturgical works by or attributable to him have survived.
auricular	Relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing- George Santayana. The Catholic doctrine of the necessity of private auricular confession.
condone	Excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with. She condoned her husband s occasional infidelities.
excuse	Accept an excuse for. His ability excuses most of his faults.
explicate	Analyse (a literary work) in order to reveal its meaning. These essays seek to explicate and contextualize Kristeva s writings.
exterior	(in filming) outdoor. Exterior paints.
external	Coming from the outside. External commerce.
externalize	Regard as objective. Such neuroses are externalized as interpersonal conflicts.
facing	A lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening. The regiment s uniforms had orange facings.
flimsy	Lacking substance or significance. A flimsy table.
formal	A lavish dance requiring formal attire. Formal proof.
justification	Good reason for something that exists or has been done. The justification of revolutionary action.
justify	Adjust the spaces between words. In most European languages you justify text by adding space between letters and words.
ostensible	Appearing as such but not necessarily so. The real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint.
outward	Outwards. The outward voyage.
palliation	To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious.
pretend	Represent fictitiously as in a play or pretend to be or act like. She pretends to be an expert on wine.
pretense	Pretending with intention to deceive.
pretext	A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason. The rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move.
rationalization	The action of making a company, process, or industry more efficient, especially by dispensing with superfluous personnel or equipment. Most people are prone to self deceptive rationalization.
rationalize	Make (a company, process, or industry) more efficient, especially by dispensing with superfluous personnel or equipment. We rationalized the factory s production and raised profits.
semblance	Resemblance similarity. She tried to force her thoughts back into some semblance of order.
smatter	Speak with spotty or superficial knowledge. She smatters Russian.
superficial	Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely. In his paper he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory.
trappings	The outward signs, features, or objects associated with a particular situation, role, or job. I had the trappings of success.
why	The cause or intention underlying an action or situation especially in the phrase the whys and wherefores. Why don t I give you a lift.