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"

Guy - an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day

graven image, idol, god - a material effigy that is worshipped as a god; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"

representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something

bird-scarer, scarecrow, scarer, straw man, strawman - an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

wax figure, waxwork - an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax