- Definitions|3
- Thesaurus|1.9k
- Abbreviations|0
86 entries under pretense topic. ×
| pseudo(fake, trick, copy, counterfeit, fraud) | |
| sanctimoniousness(noun, display, lie, fraud) | |
| travesty(fake, trick, sham, fraud, joke) | |
| unctuousness(noun, display, lie, fraud) | |
| whitewash(noun, wrong, cheat, trick, dishonesty) | |
| Mardi Gras(expression, cover, show, color, cloak) | |
| carnival(cover, show, colour, color, cloak) | |
| circus(cover, show, colour, color, cloak) | |
| cloak(cover, show, trick, color, sham) | |
| costume(cover, show, colour, color, cloak) | |
| costume ball(expression, cover, show, color, cloak) | |
| domino(cover, show, colour, color, cloak) | |
| farce(trick, sham, fraud, joke) | |
| festivity(cover, show, colour, color, cloak) | |
| hypocriticalness(cheat, trick, ripoff, treachery, fraud) | |
| impersonation(noun, colour, color, cloak) | |
| impostor(trick, fraud, hoax) | |
| masked ball(expression, cover, show, color, cloak) | |
| mimicry(sham, joke, parody, farce) | |
| mock(trick, sham, fraud, joke) |
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