67 entries under hoax topic. ×

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excuse(noun, verb, appearance, show, cause)
16
guise(noun, appearance, cover, show, cause)
16
pretense(noun, appearance, cover, show, cause)
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subterfuge(noun, cause, reason, slip, trick)
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cover(noun, verb, appearance, show, cause)
10
ruse(noun, cause, reason, slip, trick)
10
trick(noun, reason, deception, shift, escape)
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semblance(noun, appearance, cover, show, cause)
7
stall(noun, cover, cause, reason, trick)
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feint(noun, action, cause, reason, trick)
6
sham(noun, fake, trick, deception, effect)
5
affectation(noun, cover, show, cause, reason)
5
device(noun, action, cause, reason, trick)
4
artifice(noun, trick, shift, escape, routine)
4
bluff(noun, cover, cause, fake, reason)
4
claim(noun, action, trick, sham, statement)
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pretend(trick, deception, fraud, pretense)
3
fraud(noun, trick, deception, pretense)
3
imposture(noun, trick, deception, fraud, pretense)
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ostentation(noun, trick, effect, face, sham)
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