| guise(noun, cover, cause, fake, trick) |
| mask(noun, cover, cause, trick, sham) |
| color(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| deception(noun, trick, display, lie, sham) |
| posturing(noun, fake, trick, sham) |
| artifice(noun, trick, sham, falsehood) |
| charade(noun, show, fake, trick, sham) |
| claim(noun, trick, sham, falsehood) |
| coloring(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| cover(noun, cause, trick, sham) |
| deceit(noun, trick, display, deception, lie) |
| device(noun, cause, excuse, pretense) |
| face(noun, cause, effect, excuse) |
| faking(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| posing(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| semblance(noun, cover, cause, trick, sky) |
| trick(noun, trait, sham, hoax) |
| cloak(cover, cause, trick, sham) |
| double-dealing(noun, trick, display, deception, lie) |
| excuse(cause, trick, sham, falsehood) |