false pretense Synonyms

false pretence artificial behavior affected demeanor trumped-up reason trumped-up farce trap in disguise phony facade obvious decoy misleading appearance mere facade meaningless appearances artificial cover artificial deception artificial disguise bogus justification bogus declaration bogus cover baseless statement artificial support artificial semblance artificial pretense artificial motive artificial involvement artificial facade lisignoli bluff hypocritical treatment disguised excuse lip-work false pretexts false pretext lip-labour acting pretext pretension pretense feign disingenuous nature disingenuous shtick hypocrisy aspect habit of lying gray lie government eyewash filthy lie false to claim false appearances fake guise fake demeanour evidence of hypocrisy artificiality