16
pretend(verb, take, play, create, fake)
11
fake(verb, take, promote, play, create)
11
feign(verb, take, create, fake, true)
9
simulate(verb, take, create, fake, copy)
7
peacock(verb, act, fake, affect, pretend)
6
affect(verb, take, act, create, fake)
6
counterfeit(verb, take, fake, true, affect)
6
dissemble(verb, promote, create, fake, deceive)
6
fool(verb, trick, pretend, imagine, mislead)
6
play(verb, act, do, create, fake)
6
sham(verb, take, do, fake, copy)
5
put on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, promote)
4
act(verb, play, create, fake, copy)
4
assume(verb, take, fake, true, affect)
4
bluff(verb, create, fake, cheat, trick)
4
make
3
dissimulate(verb, promote, fake, deceive, pretend)
3
feigning
3
imagine(verb, play, do, fake, counterfeit)
3
make as if(verb, expression, idiom, play, fake)
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