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