7
deception(noun, cheat, trick, lie, sham)
7
imposture(noun, cheat, trick, deception, counterfeit)
6
dissimulation(noun, cheat, trick, deception, lie)
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falseness(noun, deception, lie, sham, dishonesty)
6
pretense(noun, cover, show, trick, deception)
5
affectation(noun, trick, sham, con, falsehood)
5
deceit(noun, cheat, trick, deception, counterfeit)
5
disguise(noun, fantasy, story, pretension, camouflage)
5
falsehood(noun, trick, lie, sham, con)
5
forgery(noun, trick, deception, counterfeit, fraud)
5
fraud(noun, cheat, trick, deception, counterfeit)
5
hypocrisy(noun, trick, deception, fraud, pretense)
5
imitation(noun, trick, deception, fraud, pretense)
5
masquerade(noun, trick, sham, con, falsehood)
4
bluff(noun, pretension)
4
dissembling
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facade(noun, trick, deception, sham, con)
4
front(noun, pretension)
4
impersonation(noun, pretension)
4
ostentation(noun, trick, sham, con, falsehood)
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