5
falsify(verb, act, change, cover, pass)
5
fictional(adjective, false, untrue, imaginary, unreal)
5
make out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, agree, allow)
5
make up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, change)
5
mislead(verb, fake, cheat, trick, deceive)
5
play-act(verb, act, play, fake, cheat)
5
put on an act(verb, expression, idiom, act, change)
5
unreal(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
4
ape(verb, play, do, create, fake)
4
arrogate
4
believe(verb, state, hold, take, maintain)
4
conjecture(verb, reason, assume, think, understand)
4
ersatz(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
4
factitious(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, sham)
4
imagine(verb, play, fancy, fake, reason)
4
kid(verb, cheat, trick, fool, mock)
4
mime(verb, act, play, do, fake)
4
parody(verb, act, play, do, fake)
4
playact(verb, act, play, do, create)
4
think(verb, fancy, reason, assume, understand)
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