| distraction(noun, pretense) |
| expedient(noun, pretense) |
| gimmick(noun, action, catch, fake, trick) |
| shift(noun, verb, catch, fake, trick) |
| affectation(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense) |
| contrivance(noun, move, action, trick, twist) |
| dissimulation(noun, twist, deception, game, dishonesty) |
| fence(verb, dodge) |
| jig(noun, move, action, catch, trick) |
| play(noun, pretense) |
| pretense(noun, cause, trick, copy, deception) |
| pretension(noun, pretense) |
| pretext(noun, action, cause, reason, trick) |
| simulation(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense) |
| trap(noun, trick, deception, lie, sham) |
| catch(noun, fake, trick, sport, deception) |
| chicane(noun, trick, twist, deception, talk) |
| chicanery(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty, treachery) |
| fool |
| game(noun, move, action, catch, fake) |