| hoax(trick, sham) |
| make-believe(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| misrepresentation(noun, trick, lie, sham) |
| misstatement(noun, trick, deception, lie, sham) |
| schtick(noun, trick, sham, falsehood) |
| stall(performance, show, trick, sham) |
| stunt(performance, show, trick, attitude, sham) |
| charade(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| claim(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| cloak(trick, sham, falsehood, semblance) |
| cover(trick, sham) |
| display(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| evasion(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| excuse(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| gag(trick, sham, cloak, semblance) |
| insincerity(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| invention(trick, lie, sham, story) |
| mask(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| pretentiousness(trick, sham, falsehood, cloak) |
| routine(trick, sham, cloak, semblance) |