| fakery(trick, deception, fraud, pretense, hoax) |
| false front(expression, trick, deception, fraud, pretense) |
| false move |
| fraud(trick, deception, lie, dishonesty, illusion) |
| front(cause, con, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| gilt |
| grift(noun, action, plan, play, trick) |
| humbug(deception, dishonesty, treachery) |
| juggle |
| little game |
| machination(noun, trick, deception, talk, dishonesty) |
| mask(cause, con, excuse, pretense, ploy) |
| masquerade(cause, copy, deception, counterfeit, con) |
| pretence |
| pretend(verb, trick, deception, fraud, pretense) |
| racket(noun, action, play, trick, twist) |
| red herring(expression, cause, con, excuse, pretense) |
| scheme(noun, move, action, play, trick) |
| semblance(cause, con, excuse) |
| shenanigan(noun, catch, trick, honest, sport) |