6
fabrication(noun, cover, show, deception, counterfeit)
6
falsification(noun, cover, show, trick, sham)
6
mannerism(noun, show, fake, honest, true)
5
acting(noun, cover, show, trick, honest)
5
alibi(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretext)
5
appearance(noun, cover, show, cause, finish)
5
artificiality(noun, show, sham, exaggeration, pretension)
5
counterfeit(noun, adjective, fake, copy, deception)
5
fake(noun, verb, performance, appearance, cover)
5
fakery(noun, cover, show, trick, deception)
5
falsehood(noun, trick, lie, sham, fraud)
5
feint(noun, cause, trick, copy, deception)
5
gloss(noun, cover, show, finish, fake)
5
insincerity(noun, cover, show, trick, deception)
5
plea(noun, show, cause, face, statement)
5
pretentiousness(noun, cover, show, trick, sham)
5
put-on(noun, performance, appearance, cover, show)
5
stratagem(noun, cause, trick, deception, con)
4
affectedness(noun, show, honest, true, exaggeration)
4
blind(noun, cover, catch, fake, trick)
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