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pretence(noun, deception, lie, dishonesty)
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veil(noun, appearance, cover, show, cause)
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air(noun, appearance, cover, show, fake)
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cover-up(noun, cover, information, cause, top)
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dissimulation(noun, cover, show, trick, deception)
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evasion(noun, cover, show, trick, deception)
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front(noun, performance, appearance, cover, show)
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pageant(fantasy, story, disguise, joke)
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pose(noun, performance, appearance, cover, show)
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act(noun, cover, show, fake, trick)
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fabrication(noun, cover, show, deception, counterfeit)
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falsification(noun, cover, show, trick)
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mannerism(noun, show, fake, honest, true)
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acting(noun, cover, show, trick, honest)
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appearance(noun, cover, show, cause, finish)
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artificiality(noun, show, exaggeration, pretension)
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fake(noun, verb, performance, appearance, cover)
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fakery(noun, cover, show, trick, deception)
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falsehood(noun, trick, lie, fraud)
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insincerity(noun, cover, show, trick, deception)
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APASmart Define. (2015). pretense thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/pretense/thesaurus/synonyms
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