semblance (Meaning)
semblance (n)
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
an erroneous mental representation
picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
semblance (a.)
Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.
Likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as, the semblance of worth; semblance of virtue.
Synonyms & Antonyms of semblance
semblance Sentence Examples
- The statue's semblance to the original artwork was uncanny.
- Despite their differences, the twins bore a remarkable semblance to one another.
- The politician's carefully crafted semblance of sincerity was exposed as a facade.
- The painting captured the semblance of the fading light at sunset.
- The child's innocent semblance belied the trauma they had experienced.
- The dream carried the semblance of a forgotten memory.
- The doctor's practiced bedside manner gave the semblance of compassion.
- The old woman's wrinkled face bore the semblance of a thousand stories.
- The city skyline resembled a glittering constellation, casting a semblance of magic upon the night.
- The abandoned factory stood as a semblance of the town's industrial past.
FAQs About the word semblance
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading, an erroneous mental representation, picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or
act, facade,pretense, guise, pretence, show, pose, performance,facade, airs
candor, sincerity, forthrightness, bluntness, frankness, directness, forthrightness,sincerity, straightforwardness, frankness
The statue's semblance to the original artwork was uncanny.
Despite their differences, the twins bore a remarkable semblance to one another.
The politician's carefully crafted semblance of sincerity was exposed as a facade.
The painting captured the semblance of the fading light at sunset.
