pretence Synonyms

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