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pretending(verb, adjective, imitating)
9
pretense(cover, show, deception, lie)
8
acting(verb, trick, sham, cloak)
8
dissembling(adjective, unnatural, pretending, sanctimonious)
8
pretence
7
simulation(performance, show, trick, sham)
5
counterfeiting(verb, imitating)
5
dissimulation(trick, deception, lie, sham)
4
act(verb, trick, behavior, sham)
4
affectation(performance, show, trick, attitude)
4
deception(trick, lie, sham, con)
4
falsehood(trick, lie, sham, con)
3
appearance(trick, sham, con, falsehood)
3
pretext(trick, sham, con, falsehood)
3
shamming
2
fakery(trick, deception, lie, sham)
2
falsity(deception, lie, sham, dishonesty)
2
feint
2
pretension
1
artifice(trick, sham, con, falsehood)
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