pretense Synonyms

pretext pretence pretending make-believe pretension sham feigning deception subterfuge simulation guise affectation dissembling semblance sanctimony mask ruse quackery purism posturing masking masquerade mimicry ostentation pharisaism pose pretendingly shamming put on animatronics pretentiousness fig leaf cover-up Potemkin false pretense smokescreen faking playacting wiliness show speciousness slyness stalking-horse stratagem trick veil venditation veneer pretensions malingering