guise (Meaning)
guise (n)
an artful or simulated semblance
guise (n.)
Customary way of speaking or acting; custom; fashion; manner; behavior; mien; mode; practice; -- often used formerly in such phrases as: at his own guise; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.
External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate indication or expression; garb; shape.
Cover; cloak; as, under the guise of patriotism.
Synonyms & Antonyms of guise
Synonyms:
- portrayal
- camouflage
- gloss
- color
- put-on
- dissimulation
- appearance
- affectation
- deceit
- image
- persona
- betrayal
- perfidy
- treason
- treachery
- playacting
- guile
- excuse
- deception
- duplicity
- performance
- impersonation
- fraud
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
guise Sentence Examples
- The students were disguised in costumes for their Halloween party.
- The author's true identity was a closely guarded guise.
- The magician used the guise of misdirection to perform his tricks.
- The undercover agent infiltrated the enemy's ranks under the guise of a friendly soldier.
- The actress assumed the guise of a different character for each new role.
- The politician's enigmatic guise made it difficult to determine their true intentions.
- The model posed in various guises for the fashion shoot.
- The clown's painted guise hid the performer's true face.
- The athlete used a different guise on social media to protect their privacy.
- The thief adopted the guise of a delivery driver to gain access to their target's home.
FAQs About the word guise
an artful or simulated semblanceCustomary way of speaking or acting; custom; fashion; manner; behavior; mien; mode; practice; -- often used formerly in such phr
pretense, act, pretence, show, pose, facade, pretext,disguise, masquerade, cloak
directness, forthrightness, candor, bluntness, sincerity, frankness, forthrightness, straightforwardness, directness, frankness
The students were disguised in costumes for their Halloween party.
The author's true identity was a closely guarded guise.
The magician used the guise of misdirection to perform his tricks.
The undercover agent infiltrated the enemy's ranks under the guise of a friendly soldier.
