Synonyms for veneer
verb
To cover with a thin layer
laminate, overlay, cover, plate, coat, face, glue together, surface, finish.
To give a deceptive appearance of
gloss over, dissemble, conceal, whitewash; see disguise.
See veneer in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A deceptive outward appearance:
cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, façade, face, false colors, front, gloss, guise, mask, masquerade, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, window-dressing. (Slang) put-on. See show
verb
To give a deceptively attractive appearance to:
color, gild, gloss (over), gloze (over), sugarcoat, varnish, whitewash. Idioms: paper over, put a good face on. See true
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