window-dressed
Made artificially appealing
Window-dressed describes something that has been made to appear more attractive or favorable than it really is.
The term comes from the practice of arranging shop window displays to entice customers.
Financial statements may be window-dressed to impress investors; a résumé may be window-dressed to obscure gaps in employment.
The quarterly report was heavily window-dressed to hide declining sales.
Causing false beliefs
- superficialLacking depth or substance
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- disguisedConcealed true identity
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
prettified · spin · cosmetic · veneer · appearance · concealed · manipulated · misleading
Retail facade facing street
- mannequinLife-sized display figure
- displayPresentation for viewing
- merchandisingPromoting and selling goods
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
arrangement · styled · staged · props · signage · visual · presentation · decorated
misleading
Causing false beliefs
- superficialLacking depth or substance
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- disguisedConcealed true identity
embellished · prettified · spin · cosmetic · veneer · appearance · concealed · manipulated · misleading · sanitized
storefront
Retail facade facing street
- mannequinLife-sized display figure
- displayPresentation for viewing
- merchandisingPromoting and selling goods
showcase · arrangement · styled · staged · props · signage · visual · presentation · decorated · themed
accounts
Records of transactions
- earningsMoney gained from work
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
restated · quarterly · audited · disclosed · profits · figures · books · reporting · statements · padded
window-dressedgenuine
Truly what it claims
authentic · real · unvarnished · bona fide · sincere
window-dressedtransparent
Allowing light through
candid · frank · forthright · undisguised · exposed
window, dress, windows, windowed, dresses, dressed, dressing, dresser, dressers