9
façade(noun, appearance, cover, show, top)
9
hypocrisy(noun, show, deception, dishonesty, treachery)
8
dissembling(noun, cover, deception, fraud, disguise)
8
fraud(noun, trick, copy, deception, lie)
8
ostentation(noun, cover, show, trick, effect)
8
pretence(noun, deception, lie, sham, dishonesty)
8
subterfuge(noun, cover, show, trick, dishonesty)
8
veil(noun, appearance, cover, show, cause)
7
air(noun, appearance, cover, show, fake)
7
color(noun, appearance, cover, show, cause)
7
cover-up(noun, cover, information, cause, top)
7
dissimulation(noun, cover, show, trick, deception)
7
evasion(noun, cover, show, trick, deception)
7
front(noun, performance, appearance, cover, show)
7
imposture(noun, cover, trick, copy, deception)
7
pageant(sham, fantasy, story, disguise, joke)
7
pose(noun, performance, appearance, cover, show)
7
pretending(noun, dishonesty, falsehood)
6
act(noun, cover, show, fake, trick)
6
bluff(noun, appearance, cover, cause, fake)
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