5
acting(verb, act, trick, routine, sham)
5
faking(verb, trick, sham, con, falsehood)
5
impersonating(verb, adjective, pretentious, pretending)
5
masquerading(verb, adjective, pretentious, pretending)
5
pose
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posturing(noun, act, trick, imitation, cloak)
4
attitudinizing
4
bluffing(verb, pretending)
4
facade(adjective, trick, sham, con, falsehood)
4
feigning(adjective, trick, sham, imitation, cloak)
4
imitation(adjective, pretentious)
4
pretending(verb, pretending)
4
pretense(noun, cover, show, trick, sham)
4
show(pretense, affectation, pretentiousness)
4
sitting
3
affectation(noun, trick, sham, con, falsehood)
3
fake(adjective, pretentious, pretense, affectation, pretentiousness)
3
imposture(adjective, pretentious)
3
performing
2
pretension(noun, pretense, affectation, pretentiousness, self-importance)
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