| humbug(noun, show, trick, deception, sham) |
| cover story(expression, cause, excuse, guise) |
| double-dealing(noun, cover, show, trick, deception) |
| false front(noun, expression, performance, appearance, cover) |
| invention(noun, cover, show, trick, lie) |
| veneer(noun, appearance, cover, show, top) |
| cant(noun, deception, statement, fraud) |
| fig leaf(noun, expression, cover, cause, top) |
| gag(noun, cover, show, trick, sham) |
| hypocriticalness(noun, show, deception, dishonesty) |
| lie(noun, cover, trick, deception, sham) |
| pharisaism(noun, deception, fraud, duplicity) |
| phoniness(noun, deception, fraud, duplicity) |
| posturing(noun, cover, show, fake, trick) |
| schtick(noun, cover, show, trick, sham) |
| shuffling(noun, cover, show, trick, sham) |
| whitewash(noun, deception, dishonesty, treachery, scheme) |
| cause |
| cleanup(cause, excuse) |
| cop-out(cause, excuse, equivocation, ploy) |