Textual thesaurus for "semblance"

(noun) likeness

picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing

(noun) gloss, color, colour

an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity; he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction; the situation soon took on a different color

(noun) illusion

an erroneous mental representation