cosmeticnoun
uk/kɒzˈmet.ɪk/us/kɑːzˈmet̬.ɪk/cosmetics [ plural ]
substances that you put on your face or body that are intended to improve your appearance:
We sell a wide range of cosmetics and toiletries at a very reasonable price.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Make-up & skin care
- argan oil
- barrier cream
- BB cream
- beauty
- blusher
- compact
- eye shadow
- face cream
- fake tan
- greasepaint
- kohl
- lip balm
- lip gloss
- lippy
- lipsalve
- powder
- rouge
- slap
- SPF
- sunblock
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cosmeticadjective
uk/kɒzˈmet.ɪk/us/kɑːzˈmet̬.ɪk/cosmetic adjective (NOT REAL)
disapproving Cosmetic changes, etc. are intended to make you believe that something is better when, really, the problem has not been solved:
They were offered a few cosmetic improvements to their working conditions, but nothing of significance.
Synonym
superficial
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Faking & pretending
- a wolf in sheep's clothing idiom
- affect
- assume
- believe
- changeling
- charlatan
- falsify
- feign
- fraud
- go through the motions idiom
- guise
- phoney
- play at sth
- play possum idiom
- play sth out
- play-acting
- professed
- purport
- put sth on
- quack
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cosmetic adjective (IMPROVING)
[ before noun ] used to refer to substances or treatments that are intended to improve your appearance:
a cosmetic cream
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Make-up & skin care
- argan oil
- barrier cream
- BB cream
- beauty
- blusher
- compact
- eye shadow
- face cream
- fake tan
- greasepaint
- kohl
- lip balm
- lip gloss
- lippy
- lipsalve
- powder
- rouge
- slap
- SPF
- sunblock
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cosmetically
adverb uk/kɒzˈmet.ɪ.kəl.i/us/kɑːzˈmet̬.ɪ.kəl.i/