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Noun
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Plural for a manner or expression that hides one's true character or feelings
fronts
facades
pretenceUK
guises
pretenseUS
show
masquerades
charades
act
poses
semblance
disguises
masks
veneers
veils
playacting
cloaks
simulation
faces
covers
fakery
exteriors
looks
gloss
colourUK
colorUS
disguisement
phoninesses
beards
colouringUK
coloringUS
fakeness
frontage
window dressing
more ❯
“I feel the younger voters will see through this put-on and vote for the man with the best qualifications.”
Noun
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Plural for an act that is meant to trick or deceive
deception
cons
hoaxes
tricks
act
bluff
make-believe
sleights
simulation
pseudos
phoneysUK
pretenceUK
counterfeits
dummies
spoofs
copies
dupes
flimflams
shams
imposition
imitation
rip-offs
pretenseUS
phoniesUS
pirates
likenesses
fabrication
replicas
mock-ups
swindles
four-flushers
forgery
lookalikes
scams
fakes
pinchbeck
fraud
knock-offs
gold bricks
reproduction
impostures
“She wondered how much of that was genuine and how much was a deceptive put-on for her benefit.”
Noun
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Plural for a derisive art form that mocks by imitation
caricatures
parodies
travesties
burlesque
spoofs
takeoffs
ribs
send-ups
mockery
lampoons
skits
satire
pasquinades
imitation
take-offs
pasticcios
sendups
pastiches
raillery
mimicry
squibs
chaffings
ridicule
lampoonery
farce
persiflage
banter
impersonation
jests
copies
more ❯
“It's a very strange novel, seemingly a put-on of a certain kind of fruity romantic tale, but stretched past the point of parody.”
Noun
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Plural for the quality of being pretentious or conceited
pomposities
arrogance
haughtiness
pretentiousness
superciliousness
pretensions
hauteur
pretenceUK
pretenseUS
ostentation
affectations
affectedness
show
fronts
mannerism
poses
swanks
snobbery
grandiosity
charades
fakes
simulation
artifice
displays
posings
veils
exaggeration
act
masquerades
uppishness
more ❯
Noun
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Plural for the condition or quality of being phony or fake
phoninesses
fakeness
disingenuousness
artificiality
falsity
hypocrisy
insincerity
mendacity
perfidy
pretentiousness
quackery
affectations
casuistry
deceptiveness
dissemblings
dissimulation
duplicitousness
duplicity
falseness
fraud
mendaciousness
cant
deceits
deceitfulness
deception
dishonesty
evasiveness
glibness
impostures
mockery
perfidiousness
pharisaicalness
pharisaism
sanctimoniousness
sanctimony
shiftiness
slicknesses
slyness
speciousness
unctuousness
backhandedness
deviousness
displays
hoaxes
hollowness
lies
snide
tartuffery
unfaithfulness
untruthfulness
bad faith
double-dealing
lip service
Noun
▲
Plural for something designed to mislead to divert attention
red herrings
subterfuge
ploys
devices
ruses
wiles
artifice
deception
blinds
tricks
hoaxes
pretenceUK
pretenseUS
expedients
bluff
manoeuvresUK
shams
smokescreens
feints
covers
dodges
contrivances
machinations
maneuversUS
distraction
bait
gimmicks
commotion
decoys
deviations
distractors
disturbance
diversion
interruption
lures
false faces
fools' errands
put-up jobs
smoke screens
wild-goose chases
more ❯
Noun
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Plural for a mischievous practical joke
tricks
pranks
stunts
antics
capers
jokes
gags
frolics
japes
spoofs
didos
numbers
tomfoolery
cantrips
capriccios
cod
escapades
exploits
jests
knavery
roguery
cutups
quizzes
rags
waggery
gambols
larks
monkeyshines
leg-pulls
practical jokes
funny business
more ❯
Noun
▲
Plural for an overt and pretentious display intended to attract attention
ostentation
showiness
flashiness
ostentatiousness
show
flamboyance
pretentiousness
garishness
swanks
displays
gaudiness
glitz
pomp
tastelessnesses
flashes
spectacles
extravagance
glitziness
flauntings
vulgarities
pageantry
loudness
exhibitionism
splendourUK
splendorUS
pretensions
ornateness
brashness
demonstrations
exhibition
flourishes
ritziness
theatricalities
swankiness
vauntings
fuss
boastings
magnificence
parades
swaggers
pageants
affectations
conspicuousness
obtrusiveness
splashiness
arrays
braggings
tinsel
kitschness
shine
flashness
splurges
vainglory
pomposities
paradings
pompousness
boasts
brags
braggadocios
bravados
pretending
showoffs
swaggerings
vaunts
razzle-dazzle
grandstand plays
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put on sale
put on show
put on some speed
put on speed
put on tape
put on television
put on record
put on quickly
put on public view
put on pedestal
put on paper
put on one's thinking cap about
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