9
playing(noun, verb, performance, representation, performing)
8
acting(noun, verb, performance, representation, performing)
7
performing(noun, verb)
4
impersonation(noun, performance, representation, performing)
3
disguise(fantasy, story, unreality)
3
dissembling
3
miming
3
overacting
3
performance(noun, representation, performing)
3
portrayal(noun, performance, representation, performing)
3
show
2
business
2
dissimulation(fantasy, story, unreality)
2
facade
2
fakery(fantasy, story, disguise, unreality)
2
fraud(counterfeit, affected, hollow, pretentious, shallow)
2
gloss
2
ham(counterfeit, affected, hollow, pretentious, shallow)
2
masquerade
2
pantomiming
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