semblance
sem‧blance /ˈsembləns/ noun
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Synonyms & Related Wordssemblance(Informal)[noun]Synonyms: appearance, aspect, façade, mask, pretence, resemblance, show, veneer
Related Words: aspect,
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pose [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionarysem‧blance /ˈsembləns/
noun[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: sembler 'to be like, seem']
a/some semblance of something a situation, condition etc that is close to or similar to a particular one, usually a good one:
She was trying to get her thoughts back into some semblance of order. After the war, life returned to a semblance of normality. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationssemblance noun VERB + SEMBLANCE have | lack The film lacks any semblance of realism.
gain | drop, lose He dropped all semblance of dignity and rushed down the street after her.
keep, maintain, preserve, retain | bring, give sth She struggled to bring a semblance of order to the meeting.
restore (sth to), return (sth) to PREP. in/into a/the ~ of She bared her teeth in a semblance of a smile.
~ of He tried to restore some semblance of normality to their home life. PHRASES a/some semblance of order [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲