guise[noun]Synonyms: form, appearance, aspect, demeanour, disguise, mode, pretence, semblance, shape
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
guise /ɡaɪz/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French]
formal the way someone or something appears to be, which hides the truth or is only temporary
in/under the guise of something
They operated a drug-smuggling business under the guise of an employment agency. It’s the same idea in a different guise. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲