| mockery(noun, deception, sham, fraud, absurdity) |
| disguise(noun, show, fake, sham, covering) |
| travesty(noun, deception, sham, fraud, absurdity) |
| pretension(noun, cover, show, fake, counterfeit) |
| riddle(noun, difficulty, question, secret, puzzle) |
| parody(noun, sham, absurdity, pretense, mockery) |
| takeoff(noun, sham, parody) |
| pretense(noun, cover, show, trick, honest) |
| burlesque(noun, deception, sham, fraud, absurdity) |
| make-believe(noun, cover, trick, honest, counterfeit) |
| lampoon(noun, sham, parody, travesty) |
| pageant(noun, cover, counterfeit, face, contest) |
| put-on(noun, show, fake, face, sham) |
| spoof(noun, deception, sham, fraud, pretense) |
| farce(noun, deception, sham, fraud, absurdity) |
| deception(noun, trick, sham, con, fraud) |
| pantomime(noun, pretense, the drama) |
| rebus(noun, question, secret, puzzle, subtlety) |
| sendup |
| show(noun, fake, deception, pretense, arrogance) |