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Present participle for to make a false show or pretense of

Present participle for to make a false show or pretense of

Present participle for to perform or posture in an exaggerated manner, seeking attention and approval

Present participle for to make jokes, especially for purposes of teasing someone

Present participle for to play or act out a (usually imaginary) role

Present participle for to give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information

Present participle for to act out a character, typically as a performance

Present participle for to behave in a manner intended to impress

(masquerade as) Present participle for to pretend to be someone one is not

A false front or appearance, or the act of putting one up

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Verb

Present participle for to make a false show or pretense of

letting on like

playing the part

playing to the gallery

putting on a pretense

misrepresenting

doing a take-off

giving the appearance of

going through the motions of

putting on airs

putting up a front

making a pretence of

making a show of

going through the motions

giving appearance of

putting on a false display

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“She decided to put on an act and pretended to enjoy the play, despite being bored out of her mind.”

Verb

Present participle for to make a false show or pretense of

putting on a front

putting up a front

putting on a false front

going through the motions

putting up a smoke screen

shucking and jiving

putting on airs

misrepresenting

keeping quiet about

sweeping under the rug

keeping a lid on

sweeping under the carpet

drawing a veil over

making a pretense

presenting a false face

presenting a false front

making a pretence of

giving the appearance of

going through the motions of

making a show of

pretending to be

claiming falsely

passing oneself off as

giving appearance of

putting on a false display

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“She really knows how to put on an act when it comes to appearing innocent, even though we all know she's guilty.”

Verb

Present participle for to perform or posture in an exaggerated manner, seeking attention and approval

playing to the gallery

playing to the crowd

playing to the cheap seats

Verb

Present participle for to make jokes, especially for purposes of teasing someone

Verb

Present participle for to play or act out a (usually imaginary) role

Verb

Present participle for to give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information

misrepresenting

propagandising^UK

propagandizing^US

stringing along

doing a number on

pulling one's leg

putting on false front

taking for a ride

giving wrong information to

leading down the garden path

leading up the garden path

putting on the wrong track

putting up smoke screen

giving someone a bum steer

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

throwing off the scent

sending on a wild goose chase

putting one over on

double-crossing

giving the wrong impression

playing trick on

pulling a swifty on

pulling a fast one on

leading up garden path

taking advantage of

taking to the cleaners

selling a pup to

outmaneuvering^US

outmanoeuvring^UK

making a fool of

doing the dirty on

pulling a fast one

selling down the river

getting the better of

stealing a march on

running a game on

playing for a sucker

pulling fast one

running rings round

making rings round

stabbing in the back

stretching the truth

playing someone false

breaking faith with

committing perjury

doing someone in the eye

bearing false witness

selling a bill of goods to

playing games with

playing joke on

taking for ride

taking to cleaners

playing a trick on

pulling wool over

making a sucker of

playing for a fool

pulling someone's leg

doing number on

slipping something over on

selling a bill of goods

doing someone dirty

lying under oath

swearing falsely

playing fast and loose with

giving the runaround

sending on a wild-goose chase

stretching the rules

bending the rules

pulling something funny

stacking the cards

hitting below the belt

breaking the rules

giving bum steer

pulling strings

twisting around your little finger

making a monkey of

making somebody look an idiot

making a monkey out of

sweeping off feet

going one better than

telling an untruth

telling a falsehood

concocting a story

departing from the truth

telling stories

saying something untrue

perjuring oneself

forswearing oneself

making up a story

not telling the truth

breaking promise

telling untruths

telling a white lie

inventing a story

telling a terminological inexactitude

putting up a front

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Verb

Present participle for to act out a character, typically as a performance

characterising^UK

characterizing^US

treading the boards

masquerading as

putting it over

bringing down the house

playing the part of

taking the role of

taking the part of

working through

coming on stage

strutting one's stuff

appearing on stage

pretending to be

acting the part of

putting before the public

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Verb

Present participle for to behave in a manner intended to impress

behaving affectedly

putting on airs

striking an attitude

copping an attitude

playing to audience

striking a pose

giving oneself airs

swaggering around

advertizing oneself

drawing attention to oneself

making a spectacle of

playing to the crowd

playing to the gallery

attracting attention

making a splash

playing to the cheap seats

making your presence felt

getting noticed

making one's presence felt

doing something for effect

trying to attract attention

behaving confidently

parading one's wares

Verb

(masquerade as) Present participle for to pretend to be someone one is not

pretending to be

disguising yourself

passing oneself off as

assuming character

disguising oneself as

doing an impression of

masquerading as

professing to be

representing oneself as

taking the part of

assuming the character of

passing yourself off

purporting to be

setting oneself up as

assuming the identity of

feigning the identity of

giving the appearance of

assuming the role of

going through the motions of

doing an impression

following in footsteps

patterning after

trying to be like

putting on a front

claiming falsely

putting up a front

shucking and jiving

going through the motions

putting on a false front

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Noun

A false front or appearance, or the act of putting one up

pretentiousness

superciliousness

airs and graces

assumed manners

going Hollywood

unnatural imitation

putting on airs

assuming a front

putting on a front

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