pretense
- noun (n)
Meaning: falsehood, affected show cover
Synonyms:
act
acting
affectation
appearance
artifice
charade
claim
cloak
deceit
deception
display
dissimulation
double-dealing
dumb act
evasion
excuse
fabrication
facade
fakery
faking
falsification
feigning
gag
guise
insincerity
invention
make-believe
mask
masquerade
misrepresentation
misstatement
ostentation
posing
posturing
pretentiousness
pretext
routine
ruse
schtick
semblance
sham
shuffling
simulation
stall
stunt
subterfuge
trickery
veil
veneer
wile
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