Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun face_value

2 senses of face value

Sense 1
par value, face value, nominal value -- (the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value)
       => value -- (the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world")

Sense 2
face value -- (the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth)
       => semblance, 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")