8
trick(noun, adjective, move, plan, fake)
7
ape(verb, play, do, fake, trick)
7
bluff(noun, verb, play, do, fake)
7
burlesque(noun, verb, respect, trick, sport)
7
emulate(copy, assume, mock, pretend, steal)
7
faked(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock)
7
mimic(verb, do, fake, copy, assume)
7
pinchbeck(noun, deception)
7
pose(noun, verb, performance, show, fake)
7
pretender(noun, sharp, fake, copy, counterfeit)
7
quack(noun, adjective, person, fake, informal)
7
show(noun, performance, trick, honest, attitude)
7
simulation(noun, show, trick, honest, display)
7
so-called(adjective, fake, deception, counterfeit, mock)
7
spoof(noun, cheat, trick, copy, deception)
7
swindle(noun, fix, cheat, trick, copy)
7
untrue(adjective, wrong, fake, informal, deception)
6
bastard(noun, adjective, fake, deception, false)
6
cant(noun, trick, deception, fraud, falsehood)
6
deceitful(noun, adjective, wrong, fake, deception)
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