Đồng nghĩa của pretence

Alternative for pretence

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A false display of feelings, attitudes, or intentions
show affectation appearance guise semblance cloak cover display mask masquerade veil claim color colour excuse facade façade front image impression pretext veneer artifice camouflage false show pose posing posture posturing smokescreen charade false appearance false front garb hokum outward appearance parody pretentiousness ruse snivel travesty wile pretense disguise act put-on airs playacting face air simulation pretension illusion sham false display screen dissimulation exterior look deception cover-up fake gloss make-believe window dressing fakery imitation smoke screen simulacrum feigning fig leaf bluff impersonation shroud faking window-dressing artificiality play-acting false colors affectedness grandiosity inflation role insincerity mien red herring pageant exaggeration disguisement aspect shamming name blind showing trickery masking showing off false colours expression public image mannerism trick bearing figure coloring carriage demeanour colouring beard subterfuge covering snobbery ostentation pretensions superciliousness countenance demeanor side counterfeit dress seeming costume feeling snootiness humbug uppishness aura likeness schtick feint curtain suggestion effect shade false pretense airs and graces going Hollywood assumed manners outward show unnatural imitation putting on airs smoke and mirrors farce pantomime manner presentation shell outside mockery layer pretending visage mimicry light character assumption outward display dissembling concealment personality identity part attitude portrayal coverup put-up job scheme attitudinizing self positure stand falsehood profession hoax con falsification dumb act deceit imposture mummery arrogance disguising closeting personage person performance form personation revel spectre specter outward smoke-screen fallacy fancy misperception approximation persona spectacle resemblance false impression public face assumed role apparition reflection vision idea mirage phenomenon similitude alikeness mood similarity affinity feel deceptive appearance phoniness fakeness frontage

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An attempt to make something that is not the case appear true
acting sham faking feigning invention make-believe simulation deception fabrication act deceit dissembling shamming dissimulation falsification imagination play-acting pose posing posture posturing self-deception attitudinizing cant deceitfulness duplicity fraud fraudulence hoax subterfuge trickery artifice charade dishonesty falsity hypocrisy lying mendacity treachery fakery falsehood kidology putting on an act simulacrum false colours lack of veracity bluff pretense wile trick ruse feint con imposture double-dealing dodge guile insincerity codology deviousness humbug cheating manoeuvre machination misrepresentation maneuver device cunning craftiness cheat craft deceptiveness stratagem scam masquerade blind fake put-on falseness chicanery pretext ploy slyness show sting snow job dupery flimflam scheme swindle jiggery-pokery hanky-panky facade contrivance piousness shift wiliness bluffing game funny business monkey business lie façade intrigue crookedness foxiness cunningness guilefulness crookery cozenage underhandedness artfulness stall untruthfulness front chicane affectation expedient put-up job smokescreen sanctimoniousness perfidy illusion counterfeit set-up dissemblance two-facedness lurk wheeze evasion disguise prevarication hoodwinking lip service gyp Tartufferie empty talk con trick legerdemain sophistry imposition hustle hokum spoof management false front pretending sharp practice perjury fast one guise fibbing distraction cover delusion display decoy bait sanctimony mendaciousness perfidiousness gimmick leg-pull pietism rort bunco grift playacting Trojan horse phoniness duping confidence trick affected piety Pharisaism phoneyness stunt rig schlenter fetch flanker a put-on pharisaicalness pretentiousness pretension canard lies snare quackery whitewash equivocation skulduggery story sweet talk soft soap skullduggery knavery monkeyshines a put-up job telling stories red herring sell jugglery gamesmanship jive wiles cover-up smoke and mirrors fast shuffle con game every trick in the book hoaxing play gambit white lies fiddle disingenuousness hypocritical talk hypocritical behaviour fantasy little white lies prank propaganda faithlessness daydreaming dream unreality forgery swindling duck fix setup double-crossing subtleness cageyness subtlety slickness canniness caginess sneakiness strategy fakeness distortion dreaming romancing fancy shenanigans burlesque fiction imitation smoke inveracity joke fourberie tricks mock attack obfuscation scheming bluster bait and switch sleight of hand hocus-pocus double-cross shell game attention-grabber lure deviation disturbance distractor commotion diversion interruption pageant role-playing beguilement blarney betrayal untruth sophism dirt trickiness boondoggle treason defraudation disinformation circumvention juggling trumpery pomposity hypocriticalness tokenism pecksniffery tactic porky bragging bravado bombast sleight racket fastie sellout bilk mare's-nest fallacy ride malarkey hogwash wrinkle catch trap pork pie shuck crock fib false show idle boast hypocritical statement false piety caper cozening defrauding misleading overreaching ambidexterity trapping two-timing ambidextrousness entrapping curve ball false face smoke screen false clue fool's errand false trail wild-goose chase diversionary tactic misleading clue sham holiness pious platitudes snow boast braggadocio jiving excuse refuge plan confidence game fairy tale dirty pool dirty dealing mere show dirty trick dirty work crocodile tears speciousness false colors disguising counterfeiting concealing masking hiding concealment shrouding veiling pharisaism suppression camouflage false virtue affected superiority glibness irreverence unctuousness phariseeism mockery bigotry casuistry false profession bad faith double standard attitude appearance performance veneer semblance stance airs chaser hamming phoney phony dissimilation false display shuck and jive unfaithfulness disloyalty infidelity unscrupulousness corruption treacherousness stab in the back shadiness misconduct knavishness business backstabbing double cross breach of trust spuriousness stratagems shiftiness shrewdness sedition Judas kiss breach of faith fiddling disaffection crime improbity mischief Punic faith untrustworthiness traitorousness artificiality criminality subversion unreliability schemes manoeuvres ploys astuteness cleverness ruses graft inaccuracy mutiny magic prestidigitation let-down maneuvers false-heartedness revolt revolutionary seditiousness giveaway lèse majesté duplicitousness unjustness unfairness seditious act embezzlement rascality illegality evasiveness misleading talk manipulation misbehaviour waffle machinations inconstancy subterfuges devilry back-stabbing jobbery villainy corruptness fudging delinquency art surreptitiousness carry-on malfeasance tactics ingenuity wrongdoing extortion dirty tricks lawbreaking sell-out fraudulency carryings-on foul play misbehavior goings-on hollowness conjuring monkey tricks charlatanism co-option co-optation apostasy ability deceiving misappropriation finesse perspicacity dualism duality twoness one-upmanship lese-majesty inauthenticity affectedness nefariousness dubiousness unlawfulness manoeuvring persona dishonourableness disingenuity stab in back unnaturalness conduct events happenings behaviour footwork fixing rebellion furtiveness wire-pulling talk plot verbiage nonsense conjuration escamotage unprincipledness unscrupulosity questionableness questionability attack barratry skunk song blackmail shakedown hoky-poky string line bamboozlement unrepresentativeness unreliableness illusoriness inaccurateness specious reasoning artful argument maneuvering high treason wound illegitimacy palace intrigue recreancy act of disloyalty incidents affairs roguishness hot air snake oil wooden nickel mistakenness wrongness fictitiousness fallaciousness act of treachery gerrymandering tiff quibble squabble fuss spat song and dance devilishness wickedness conjuring tricks illusionism hocuspocus unveracity activity run-around dexterity dishonour roguery baseness trahison des clercs skin game faithless terminological inexactitude behavior fooling around playing around badness depravity iniquity vileness evil viciousness mystification tartuffery snide backhandedness dishonor insidiousness bunk infamy lawlessness pettifoggery hankie-pankie turpitude evil-doing being two-faced economy with the truth high jinks muddying confusion hokey-pokey hob impishness deviltry waggery waggishness devilment mischievousness diablerie perversion clouding obliqueness toing and froing comings and goings hustle and bustle doctoring debasement tampering adulteration changing alteration manipulating profiteering venality vitiation misapplication subornation bribery demoralization sleaze bribing misfeasance malversation tampering with demoralisation payola shuffle nepotism exploitation palm-greasing dishonest dealings shady dealings being on the take

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The state or quality of being supercilious
superciliousness pretension arrogance pretentiousness pomposity haughtiness loftiness hauteur pompousness imperiousness superiority lordliness pretense conceit presumptuousness bumptiousness airs huffiness pride consequence masterfulness vanity peremptoriness ostentation toploftiness condescension conceitedness assumption disdain hubris presumption insolence egotism smugness swagger snobbishness aloofness contemptuousness bluster disdainfulness audacity ego nerve chutzpah brass snootiness braggadocio scornfulness contempt cheek gall overbearance priggishness scorn crust overbearingness proudness pridefulness self-importance self-consequence high-handedness self-love high horse uppitiness snobbery affectation uppishness immodesty overconfidence big-headedness boasting mocking sneering scoffing sense of superiority sense of entitlement exaggerated self-opinion self-entitlement affectedness overweeningness grandiosity superior manner bossiness dignity brashness pushiness stateliness side la-di-da patronization stiffness sententiousness superbity hoity-toitiness flaunting sass cockiness airs and graces portentousness vainglory exaggeration ostentatiousness patronage civility deference toleration snottiness condescendence patronizing attitude derision dislike narcissism indifference egocentricity despite disparagement vainness swellheadedness egoism vaingloriousness disrespect contumely boastfulness swelled head despisement misprision despitefulness dismissiveness distaste complacency complacence bragging huff bighead selfishness strutting self-respect self-righteousness amour propre self-assuredness self-interest self-centeredness self-glory self-congratulation self-esteem self-conceit high opinion of oneself amour-propre good opinion of oneself self-assumption self-opinion self-satisfaction self-admiration self-regard disgust aversion despisal hatred hate ridicule antipathy disregard

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Increase, swelling
inflation increase rise expansion escalation boost hike swelling enlargement extension aggrandisement aggrandizement buildup intensification boom enhancement spread pretension pretentiousness distension affectation grandiosity pretense tumefaction affectedness prosperity puffiness blowing up price increases price rises augmentation growth upturn increment upsurge gain uptick development magnification appreciation accrual amplification accretion addition multiplication jump surge swell proliferation upswing accumulation step up spike uptrend raise upgrade advance accession elevation mushrooming heightening burgeoning explosion run-up bump advancement snowballing improvement creep dilation upping addendum plus cumulation accumulating lift build-up broadening more distention supplement climb lengthening enrichment ascent reinforcement waxing spiralling leap elaboration spurt spiraling piling up stacking up strengthening increasement dilatation breakthrough intumescence widening collection gathering augmenting quadrupling doubling tripling assemblage crescendo promotion deepening avalanche top-up expanse intensifying rush upgrading embellishment exacerbation progress unfolding diffusion up unfurling ballooning blow-up building up push upward turn increase in size ramp up opening out exponential growth growth spurt blow up mounting swollenness tightness acceleration bounce high economic growth beefing up fleshing out progression diversification buildout evolution furtherance evolvement growing maturation upgrowth stockpile ascension raising stimulation increasing aggregation amassment empowerment creation soaring rising ascendance expanding annexation pooling pileup assembly enlarging stockpiling spreading out scaling up economic recovery towering soar collecting amassing assembling hoarding reserve annex store turnaround flowering annexe jump up move up upward movement elongation geometric growth stretching refinement exaltation stress emphasis explosive growth rampant growth rapid growth topping up thickening fattening stocking up betterment amelioration puffing up filling out jacking up maximization optimization merger appendix access incorporation continuation exaggeration complement maximisation optimisation large increase headway spreading emergence movement boosting prolongation flourishing unraveling blossoming metamorphosis forward movement passage unravelling blooming transformation drawing out momentum worsening success march procession process prolonging step forward coming-of-age recovery onrush maturing onward movement evolving advancing movement forward innovation continuing protraction melioration aggravation compounding going motion dissemination forwarding journey transmission concentration flow developing encroachment expedition course deterioration extent stepping-up elaborating reinforcing dispersal onward motion forward motion distribution propagation maturity scope compass ongoing dispersion adding to stretch ripening revolution revival rapid increase recuperation change revision fruition modernization steps forward passing proceeding break voyage technological advancement scientific advancement augment aggrandization uprise supplementation incubation perfection inroads regeneration skyrocketing perpetuation ground gained sharpening pickup logjam backlog formation thriving adjunct stepping up accruement agglomeration order stack load puff plug heap advertising mass hype publicity reflation wax rocketing succession sequence accrument profit traction expatiation supplementing continuity crossing traverse traversal trek gradual growth move-up jump-up adaptation jack up explanation padding leg-up operation leap forward inroad discovery find invention finding step correction resilience strength reworking modification chain dramatic increase sudden increase rectification transmogrification quantum leap suffusion scale scheme consecution string unrolling recasting reconstruction amendment vigour vigor shooting up stride advent transition stream flux coming drift nearing stepping forward arrival nurse nourish incubate step in the right direction rally rectifying face-lift continuance profusion term division period transfusion radiation coverage allotment ramification rounding out working out reformation upbeat cultivation career anabasis meliorism renovation civilisation preferment civilization change for the better kaizen reclamation elasticity buoyancy adulthood perfecting forward march getting ahead giant strides going forward moving forward making progress branch conservatory sweep radius production lean-to purview orbit allowance denotation arm reach leeway span porch circulation additional room scattering high level of activity promulgation broadcasting circulating dissipation issuance broadcast distributing dispersing disseminating bruiting putting about

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A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense
excuse justification reason plea defence explanation grounds extenuation mitigation vindication evasion front rationalisation rationalization alibi apology basis cause cover defense palliation pretext apologia argument coverup line story disguise expedient fabrication routine subterfuge whitewash cop-out get-out cover story cover-up mitigating circumstances ostensible reason song and dance why and wherefore fish story pretense escape dodge need occasion claim necessity way around pretension right call ploy ruse device simulation stratagem con feint stall red herring supposed grounds fig leaf alleged reason false excuse case rationale reasoning account assertion exoneration declaration answer validation logic accounting support thesis exculpation evidence statement foundation sense motive acquittal reasons raison d'être premise advocacy allegation approval contention polemic retort apologetics argumentation proof whatfor expostulation motivation thinking theory principle philosophy pleading line of reasoning logical basis appeasement action suit apologism apologetic out substantiation ratification meaning modification qualification moderation reduction fish tale clearing compurgation revenge endorsement explication proclamation appeal petition exposition presentation postulation confession copout expounding excusing explaining response promotion an excuse whyfor sour grapes the big idea the whole idea whys and wherefores hypothesis jive apologizing return cleanup testimony apologising issue questioning discharge pardon acquittance the why and wherefore profession affirmation reply assurance defending evidence avowal warrant demonstration dialectic absolution connection syllogism ratiocination airtight case extenuating circumstances whitewashing wherefore palliative rationality just cause school of thought good sense whole idea

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An intentionally false statement
lie fabrication falsehood fib untruth deception falsity fiction falsification prevarication invention mendacity misinformation dishonesty disinformation exaggeration myth perjury sham deceit inaccuracy porky story white lie dissimulation distortion gossip guile misrepresentation misstatement pretext propaganda subterfuge tale bulldust fable falseness forgery fraudulence hyperbole line whopper yarn backbiting detraction evasion taradiddle tarradiddle half-truth departure from the truth fairy tale flight of fancy made-up story piece of fiction tall story tall tale terminological inexactitude trumped-up story barefaced lie fake news figment of the imagination little white lie red herring alternative fact cock and bull story fairy story pork pie porky pie rumour ruse trickery wile stratagem rumor concoction figment hogwash canard remarkable story big lie bunk crock economy with the truth conspiracy theory coloring adulteration fake slant twist stretch fantasy phantasy one for the birds claptrap mutilation colouring opus artifact jive work artefact jazz smoke false light lies song and dance cock-and-bull story not a true picture quibbling tergiversation cavilling equivocation caviling pretense illusion fallacy fish story delusion error misconception fancy misbelief hallucination romance untruism baloney rant misjudgement misjudgment shaggy-dog story clothesline imagination kidology urban myth urban legend figment of imagination angler's tale unlikely story pishogue whisper farfetched story unbelievable tale fanciful tale evasiveness untruthfulness spinach false statement nancy story half truth excuse persuasion fibbery cover-up fraud feigning fakery rigmarole spiel scandal chestnut defamation prepared speech false report superstition false notion mistaken belief apologue creation amplification overstatement excess embroidery exaltation caricature hyperbolism pretentiousness boasting aggrandizement magnification pretension inflation extravagance figure of speech enlargement emphasis overemphasis elaboration overestimation improvisation fibs fictitious story folk ballad legend novel nonsense purple prose creativity storytelling narration narrative book hooey potboiler unrealism nonfiction literature anecdote drama cliff-hanger creative writing short stories best seller short story tall talk aggrandisement work of fiction works of fiction made up story work of imagination

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An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts
allegation accusation affirmation assertion avowal charge claim declaration deposition plea proclamation profession statement argument asseveration attestation averment certification evidence testimony witness contention hint implication imputation indication insinuation intimation suggestion asservation censure crimination impeachment overment representation making out protestation avouchment insistence case pretension submission postulation pretense pronouncement announcement explanation affidavit maintenance report pretext opinion confirmation account sworn statement testimonial defence vindication admission defense acknowledgment acknowledgement utterance remark thesis assurance story two cents' worth oath excuse justification confession exposition predication reason vow testament information revelation disclosure communication manifesto comment apology bulletin alibi promulgation presentation notice expression proof mouthful cop-out speech observation answer song and dance say so verification recognition corroboration averral assumption demand disguise ambition ambitiousness aspiration title pageant charade make-believe remonstrance expostulation manifestation line sworn testimony airtight case cover reply retort fish story stall defending evidence commentary words thing quip complaint wisecrack protest guarantee pledge validation swearing stressing view stand position okay belief advertisement bomb enunciation pitch broadcast hot air publication spiel saying positive statement stamp of approval idea hypothesis affectation pretentiousness affectedness inflation grandiosity maintaining edict discussion advancement contestation hurrah demurrer rumpus ground pronunciamento memorandum dispatch decree notification memo advisory rescript resolution canon document ipse dixit acclamation article gospel denunciation credo indictment creed constitution ultimatum articulation presumption supposition divulgence communiqué recitation formulation word verbalism narrative dictum wording vocalization verbalization ventilation recital rundown extenuation action suit cause expression of facts reckoning aside expounding description expression of views ejaculation relation phrasing mention vocalisation picture voice presentment blow-by-blow mitigation right palliation rationalization rationalisation whitewash out fish tale

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A moral or legal entitlement to have or do something
right prerogative authority liberty power birthright claim due freedom privilege entitlement licence permission advantage authorisation authorization consent license charter franchise interest title warrant business dispensation leave sanction call droit exemption immunity indemnity apanage appanage benefit favor favour independence justification merit perquisite priority dibs pretense pretension carte blanche opportunity concession rights permit free will discretion self-determination choice reward recompense compensation patent deserts payment indulgence agreement guerdon bonus autonomy award option need meed will honour honor repayment alternative ability merits inheritance patrimony possibility flexibility facility allowance copyright latitude free rein fringe benefit liberty to choose demand freedom of choice right to choose course of action heritage power to choose legacy bequest just deserts first dibs boon grant sovereignty volition suffrage contract protection request endowment selection election way share druthers pick sovranty independency preference self-governance margin abandonment sweep swing abandon rein rope scope play range elbowroom profligacy bent leeway unrestraint rampancy compass laxity laissez faire full play own accord plenty of rope self-government full swing covenant mandate sufferance dealership prize cue dividend garland desert goodies rate honorarium perks crown bounty appreciation gain accolade grease plum gravy carrot deserving dues self-rule democracy prem feather in cap republic self-legislation seal of approval dueness concern enterprise non-alignment devolution perk self-sufficiency home rule preemptive declaration aspiration reason asset refreshment stand admission admittance vote utility plus luxury grounds occasion document bond performing right legal protection limitation control freelage expedience profit chance profession assertion enfranchisement primogeniture excuse necessity cause deed use of assumption purporting pretext ballot indenture benefit of registered trademark warranty usage of access permission to use opportunity to use a voice voting rights one's say right to vote impunity civil right civil liberty human right estate right to use requisition asylum release amnesty resistance exoneration resilience immunization inoculation invulnerability petition ultimatum application conveyance pact commission approval settlement lot tradition allotment treaty liberation legal exemption imperviousness immunisation insusceptibility special treatment bequeathal devise portion hereditament importunity dowry heritance heirship free pass return get out of jail free card lien suit requirement dun satisfaction entreaty plea reclamation rightful treatment fair treatment

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