74 entries under con topic. ×

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show(noun, performance, cover, cause, attitude)
12
ostentation(noun, act, show, trick, display)
12
pretense(noun, performance, cover, show, cause)
10
pretentiousness(noun, act, show, trick, display)
9
front(noun, performance, act, cover, show)
7
act(noun, show, fake, trick, display)
7
sham(noun, performance, show, fake, trick)
7
simulation(noun, performance, cover, show, cause)
6
display(noun, show, trick, deception, lie)
6
facade(noun, cover, fake, trick, behavior)
5
appearance(noun, cover, show, cause, trick)
5
dissimulation(noun, cover, trick, display, deception)
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fakery(noun, trick, sham, falsehood)
5
insincerity(noun, trick, display, deception, lie)
5
masquerade(noun, cover, cause, fake, trick)
5
pretext(noun, cover, show, cause, reason)
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acting(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak)
4
bluff(noun, cause, excuse, pretense)
4
feigning(performance, show, trick, attitude, sham)
4
feint(noun, cause, excuse, pretense)
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