4
affectation(noun, display, deception, lie, pretense)
4
charade(noun, deception, pretense, pretension)
4
con artist(noun, expression, sharp, man, crook)
4
deceitfulness(noun, deception, dishonesty, treachery, deceit)
4
facade(noun, trick, deception, pretense, hoax)
4
faithlessness(noun, deception, doubt, dishonesty, treachery)
4
falseness(noun, deception, doubt, lie, sham)
4
falsity(noun, display, deception, doubt, lie)
4
four-flusher(noun, sharp, fake, counterfeit, phony)
4
hustle(noun, cheat, trick, speed, deception)
4
knave(noun, rascal)
4
role player(noun, expression, idiom)
4
sell(noun, verb, fix, wrong, fake)
4
show(noun, pretension)
4
simulation(copy, imitation, falsehood, replica)
3
artfulness
3
baloney(noun, fix, wrong, trick, deception)
3
burlesque(trick, deception, pretense, hoax)
3
confidence trick(noun, expression, idiom, cheat, trick)
3
device(noun, trick, lie, illusion, pretension)
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