save appearances

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save appearances

verb saves appearances · saving appearances · saved appearances

Synonym of keep up appearances.
Similar: keep up appearances

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"save appearances." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/save%20appearances. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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save appearances. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/save%20appearances

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"save appearances." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/save%20appearances.

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@misc{save_appearances_2026,
  title = {save appearances},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/save%20appearances},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}