| pretense(noun, cover, show, trick, honest) |
| masquerade(noun, trick, honest, display, true) |
| sham(noun, trick, honest, display, true) |
| affectation(noun, trick, sham, falsehood) |
| faking(verb, trick, sham, falsehood) |
| gag(act, trick, routine, sham) |
| ostentation(act, trick, routine, sham) |
| deception(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| dissimulation(act, trick, routine, sham) |
| facade(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| fakery(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| pretext(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| claim(act, trick, routine, sham) |
| display(act, play, trick, sham) |
| excuse(act, trick, routine, sham) |
| falsehood(trick, sham, cloak, semblance) |
| falsification(act, trick, routine, sham) |
| guise(act, part, trick, sham) |
| invention(act, trick, routine, sham) |
| make-believe(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |