Synonyms for guise
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1. guisenoun

   External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate indication or expression; garb; shape.

   Synonyms:
   look, appearance

2. guisenoun

   Synonyms:
   manner, practice, behavior, mien

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1. guise

   Synonyms:
   aspect, garb, semblance, plea, demeanor, dress, appearance, fashion, mien, manner

   Antonyms:
   character, person, individual, sentiment, disposition, opinion, life, mind, soul, self

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1. guise, pretense, pretence, pretextnoun

   an artful or simulated semblance

   "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

   Synonyms:
   pretending, pretence, pretext, simulation, pretense, pretension, feigning, make-believe, stalking-horse, dissembling

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1. • Semblance

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1. guisenoun

   Synonyms:
   appearance, aspect, garb, dress, form, shape, figure, fashion, manner, mode

2. guisenoun

   Synonyms:
   [Poetical.] air, mien, demeanor, behavior

3. guisenoun

   Synonyms:
   practice, habit, custom, manner, mode

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1. guisenoun

   Synonyms:
   way, custom, manner, mien, garb, shape, appearance, dress, cloak

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1. List of paraphrases for "guise":

   pretext, cloak, excuse, pretence, cover, appearance, semblance, mantle, disguise, star

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1. William Thatcher:

   Free speech on campus is not limited to a 'free speech zone' or any other narrowly defined area, those disagreeing with the students' message have a right to their own speech, but they do not have the right to erase or stifle someone else's speech under the guise of their own right to free speech.

2. Sarah Ford:

   Police use of facial recognition software is the latest example of Orwellian technology that violates our privacy and civil liberties under the guise of public safety and it must stop, bernie Sanders is proud to join cities like San Francisco in banning the use of this technology for policing and, as president, will enact a nationwide ban on facial recognition software for policing, including at the state and local levels.

3. Roseann Rife:

   Under the guise of sovereignty and security, the Chinese authorities are trying to rewrite the rules of the Internet so censorship and surveillance become the norm everywhere. This is an all-out assault on Internet freedoms.

4. Russ Vought:

   Many NGOs openly encourage the flaunting of our border and immigration laws, providing 'how-to' guidance on how to come to the United States illegally, and then reward such activity by facilitating and funding housing, food, utilities, and legal support. The net effect of these activities either directly promotes or provides cover for human trafficking operations, and the exploitation of men, women, and children at the border under the guise of ‘helping’ migrants, i support Rep. Gooden's efforts to make sure groups that facilitate these activities are no longer funded with the hard-earned tax dollars supplied by the forgotten men and women of America.

5. Jessica Chambers:

   I mean now, in hindsight, I'm like, he was trying to arouse me while talking to me -- under the guise of education, i'm thinking to Jessica Chambers, this is enough -- I want his hands off of me. ... And it went on for -- it seemed like an extended period of time.