| NOUN | attribute | guise, pretense, pretence, pretext | an artful or simulated semblance |
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| Sounds | gay'z | |
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| Rhymes | actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz... | |
| Meaning | An artful or simulated semblance. | |
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| Example | "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" | |
| Synonyms | pretense, pretence, pretext | |
| Broader | semblance, gloss, color, colour | An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading |
| Spanish | apariencia, guisa, pretensión, pretexto, semejanza | |
| Catalan | aparença, guisa, pretext | |
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