9
feigning(noun, verb, adjective, acting, imitating)
8
hypocritical
8
pretence
8
pretense(noun, falsehood)
6
simulation
5
affecting
4
claiming
4
counterfeiting(noun, verb, imitating)
4
dissembling(noun, adjective)
4
faking(verb, adjective)
4
imitating(verb, imitating)
4
posing
4
shamming
4
simulating(verb, imitating)
3
assuming
3
bluffing
3
deceiving(verb, adjective, lying, misleading)
3
impersonating(verb, imitating)
3
masquerading
3
mocking(verb, adjective, imitating)
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