| bluffing(trifling, joking, tricks) |
| boasting(affectation, boasting) |
| bombast(drivel, garbage, boasting, baloney) |
| burlesque(noun, deception, sham, fraud, imitation) |
| camouflage(noun, cover, top, catch, fake) |
| caricature(noun, deception, sham, fraud, imitation) |
| cheating(trick, deception, dishonesty, fraud, deceit) |
| cover story(expression, cause, con, excuse, guise) |
| cover up(noun, expression, acting, equivocation, camouflage) |
| deceitfulness(noun, deception, dishonesty, treachery, fraud) |
| demand(noun, interest, case, call, property) |
| dibs(noun, power, right, slang, interest) |
| disguisement(noun, appearance, cover, show, fake) |
| dishonesty(noun, show, trick, deception, lie) |
| double-dealing(noun, cover, show, trick, deception) |
| duplicity(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty, treachery) |
| emulation(noun, imitation) |
| exaggeration(sham, parody, pretension, boasting, artifice) |
| false colors(noun, expression, cover, show, fake) |
| false front(noun, expression, performance, appearance, cover) |