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Antonyms for window-dressing


Grammar : Noun



Definition of window-dressing

  • As in ostentation : noun exhibitionism, flashiness
  • As in window dressing : noun decorative exhibition
  • As in façade : noun false front
  • As in put-on : noun façade
  • As in cover : noun wrapping, cover-up
Example sentences :
  • I realize that the question was window-dressing, but my answer is quite serious.
  • Extract from : « The Syndic » by C.M. Kornbluth
  • On window-dressing days he was up and down the street half the morning.
  • Extract from : « Mrs. Thompson » by William Babington Maxwell
  • The event in the airport at Salonika and the attack on the convoy were window-dressing.
  • Extract from : « The Invaders » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • It may be part of our commercial gift for window-dressing, for putting up a good front.
  • Extract from : « Atlantic Classics » by Various
  • Then they turned to the shop windows, and considered the window-dressing art as displayed by these Brighton tradesmen.
  • Extract from : « Mrs. Thompson » by William Babington Maxwell

Synonyms for window-dressing

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