| pose(noun, pretension) |
| pretension(noun, fantasy, story, disguise, pretension) |
| sham(noun, cheat, trick, sport, deception) |
| show(noun, pretension) |
| counterfeit(noun, cheat, trick, deception, ripoff) |
| delusion |
| false front(noun, expression, trick, deception, fraud) |
| feigning(noun, adjective, trick, deception, lie) |
| feint(noun, trick, deception, fraud, pretense) |
| pretext(noun, trick, deception, sham, con) |
| simulation(noun, trick, sham, con, falsehood) |
| acting(noun, trick, sham, con, falsehood) |
| appearance(noun, trick, sham, con, falsehood) |
| charade(noun, trick, deception, sham, con) |
| claim(noun, trick, sham, con, falsehood) |
| cover(noun, trick, sham, con, pretension) |
| deceitfulness |
| dishonesty(noun, cheat, deception, lie, ripoff) |
| double-dealing(noun, trick, sham, con, falsehood) |
| dupery(noun, cheat, counterfeit, ripoff, swindle) |