| act |
behavior that is a pretense, sometimes insincere or meant to deceive. [2/14 definitions] |
| acting |
false behavior or deliberate imitation; pretense; pretending. [1/5 definitions] |
| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. [2 definitions] |
| air |
(pl.) pretense or affectation. [1/8 definitions] |
| charade |
an act performed without sincerity, esp. when the pretense is so obvious as to be ridiculous. [1/2 definitions] |
| cover |
pretense or disguise. [1/21 definitions] |
| dissemble |
to conceal one's true motives, opinions, or feelings by a pretense. [1/3 definitions] |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. [1/2 definitions] |
| expose |
to strip away a disguise, pretense, or protection from. [1/7 definitions] |
| feint |
a pretense or false appearance of doing something, intended to mislead or divert attention. [1/5 definitions] |
| genuine |
free from deception or pretense; sincere. [1/2 definitions] |
| ingenuous |
without pretense or reservation; innocently frank. [1/2 definitions] |
| masquerade |
an outward pretense; false outward appearance. [1/5 definitions] |
| modesty |
the quality of being modest; lack of vanity or pretense. [1/2 definitions] |
| pretension |
a false or insincere show or claim; pretense. [1/3 definitions] |
| put on |
to engage in (behavior that is deceptive or purely pretense). [1/10 definitions] |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| sham |
the quality or an instance of pretense or deceptiveness. [1/7 definitions] |
| show |
falseness or pretense. [1/16 definitions] |
| toy |
to act without serious purpose or in pretense, as for sport. [1/7 definitions] |