pretence Synonyms

make-believe simulation pretext dissembling pretension pretense pretending feigning guise posturing pose ostentation masquerade ruse mask sham show red herring pork pie histrionics cover-up pretentiousness animatronics airs wile trickery trick subterfuge stratagem pretended behavior invention hypocrisy dissimulation disguise deception deceit cover cloak charlatanism artifice air affectedness affectation duplicity excuse excuseless humbuggery humbug hoax front