| false front(expression, appearance, cover, show, fake) |
| gilt |
| hoax(noun, trick, deception, sham, con) |
| humbug |
| idea(noun, cause, reason, approval, argument) |
| lend |
| make-believe(noun, fake, trick, effect, face) |
| posing(trick, sham, con, falsehood, cloak) |
| posture(appearance, cover, show, disguise, cloak) |
| put-on(noun, cover, show, slang, fake) |
| quibble(noun, slip, shift, escape, routine) |
| refuge |
| right(noun, action, claim, statement, excuse) |
| routine(noun, cause, reason, slip, trick) |
| screen(cover, hide, disguise, cloak, veil) |
| seeming(noun, appearance, show, effect, face) |
| simulacrum(noun, appearance, show, effect, face) |
| smokescreen |
| story(noun, action, reason, trick, claim) |
| vindication(noun, cause, reason, trick, claim) |