99 entries under pretense topic. ×

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mockery(noun, deception, sham, fraud, absurdity)
10
disguise(noun, show, fake, sham, covering)
9
travesty(noun, deception, sham, fraud, absurdity)
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pretension(noun, cover, show, fake, counterfeit)
7
parody(noun, sham, absurdity, mockery)
6
burlesque(noun, deception, sham, fraud, absurdity)
6
make-believe(noun, cover, trick, honest, counterfeit)
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pageant(noun, cover, counterfeit, face, contest)
6
put-on(noun, show, fake, face, sham)
6
spoof(noun, deception, sham, fraud)
5
farce(noun, deception, sham, fraud, absurdity)
5
deception(noun, trick, sham, con, fraud)
5
pantomime(noun, the drama)
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show(noun, fake, deception, arrogance)
5
trick(noun, deception, sham, con, fraud)
4
fake(noun, show, deception, sham, fraud)
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imitation(noun, deception, sham, fraud)
4
pose(noun, deception, pretension, subterfuge)
3
facade(noun, cover, trick, deception, counterfeit)
3
fraud(noun, deception, pretension)
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