Noun
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the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"
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pretence,
pretending,
simulation,
feigning |
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dissimulation,
dissembling,
deceit,
deception the act of deceiving
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show,
appearance the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill"
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pretend,
make-believe the enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend"
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affectation,
affectedness,
mannerism,
pose a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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pretending with intention to deceive
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pretence,
feigning,
dissembling |
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misrepresentation,
deceit,
deception a misleading falsehood
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bluff the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
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pretext,
stalking-horse something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
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imaginative intellectual play
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pretence,
make-believe |
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imagery,
mental imagery,
imaging,
imagination (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
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a false or unsupportable quality
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pretension,
pretence |
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artificiality the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally
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an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
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guise,
pretence,
pretext |
