pretense Synonyms

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