| hoax(trick, sham) |
| make-believe(noun, trick, effect, face, sham) |
| ruse(cause, trick, sham, excuse) |
| schtick(trick, trait, sham, falsehood) |
| stall(performance, show, cause, trick, sham) |
| stunt(performance, show, trick, attitude, sham) |
| veil(cover, cause, trick, sham) |
| veneer(cover, trick, sham, disguise) |
| wile(noun, trick, sham, falsehood) |
| alibi(noun, cause, excuse, ruse) |
| cause |
| cleanup(cause, excuse) |
| cop-out(cause, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| cover-up(cover, cause, excuse, disguise) |
| cover story(expression, cause, excuse, pretense) |
| dumb act(expression, trick, sham, falsehood) |
| evasion(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| fabrication(trick, sham) |
| falsehood(trick, sham, cloak, semblance) |
| falsification(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |