Đồng nghĩa của put on an act

bluff fake feign ham invent let on like make up play-act play possum play the part pose pretend put it on sham simulate play to the gallery put on a pretense make believe fake it go through the motions fantasize daydream dream play imagine romance fancy muse playact enact counterfeit fool act as if indulge in fantasy make as if build castles in Spain fantasise build castles in the air act as though

dissemble pretend dissimulate let on make out feign sham fake simulate bluff act affect pose posture masquerade disguise put on a front counterfeit assume profess put on put on a false front pass for put up a front mask hide conceal veil lie cloak front dress up play-act camouflage deceive obscure falsify suppress whitewash put up a smoke screen hide one's feelings make believe put it on cover up make-believe be dishonest hoax kid fake it put on airs doublespeak cover pussyfoot shroud shuck and jive four-flush make like play possum mislead pass off as stonewall double-talk adopt playact strike pull take on sweep something under the rug minimise minimize keep dark sweep something under the carpet misrepresent keep secret screen sugarcoat be dishonest about downplay veneer soft-pedal de-emphasize airbrush secrete varnish keep quiet about hush up keep a lid on draw a veil over extenuate make a show make a pretense present a false face present a false front beard go through the motions give the appearance of make a show of go through the motions of make a pretence of claim fabricate fudge belie malinger devise make as if pretend to be posture as seem to be contrive spoof imitate scheme orchestrate concoct allege construct manufacture design envelop play forge stage invent swathe blanket aspire impersonate purport cloud coat enshroud curtain mess cozen jive fool hoodwink dupe cheat fish jazz sucker delude beguile occult surround wrap cocoon paper over blot out claim falsely fake out be deceitful be hypocritical pass off lay claim pass yourself off as play at do a bit phony up give appearance of put on a false display put on act make show of change alter color garble colour touch up varnish over doctor up give a false picture of

play to the gallery ham it up perform play to the crowd play up posture show off play to the cheap seats

pretend act imagine impersonate play-act suppose bluff make believe play fantasise fantasize imitate masquerade mimic playact play at portray purport represent reproduce assume the role make out like make up pass oneself off as play the part of put on airs put on a front fake do pose act out feign sham simulate personate act like masquerade as pose as pass off affect counterfeit ape dissemble profess put on mirror pass for copy take off posture parody attitudinize burlesque enact do an impression of assume character act a part make as if disguise yourself take the part of make like purport to be pretend to be represent oneself as profess to be play a role showboat grandstand peacock disguise oneself as pass yourself off make like a disguise as fake being pass as assume the character of make-believe mask as front strike a pose cop an attitude show off put up a front strike an attitude assume an attitude take off as behave affectedly assume perform caricature satirize travesty mock fabricate lampoon resemble invent lift parrot pirate feature prevaricate suggest cheat misrepresent borrow disguise lie create exaggerate deceive steal phoney favour phony equivocate crib concoct favor fence spoof monkey characterize interpret double as pass yourself off as send up make fun of embody satirise dress as ditto mime personify appear knock off conjure up do like gloss over mock up be an actor go over play a part bring down the house strut take part play gig play act characterise stooge be on star be one of the cast play role put it over dramatize tread the boards ham be an actress ham it up dramatise do a turn emote mug play part go on make debut rehearse do a take-off give the appearance of go through the motions of echo repeat go like reflect copycat ridicule emulate epitomize typify show reiterate epitomise depict quote symbolize parallel exemplify image incarnate symbolise reecho illustrate adopt pantomime follow exhibit forge recite falsify express instantiate Xerox carbon model chant do an impersonation of incorporate assume the role of body emblematize body forth be the embodiment of stand for give human form to be the incarnation of repeat mechanically repeat mindlessly say again correspond to give human shape to be representative of repeat back take someone off do as carry off look like go as be disguised as display dress oneself up as make out develop set oneself up as follow example follow the example of become behave like take leaf out of book follow suit take on manifest replicate lay on assume the identity of feign the identity of externalize materialize substantiate personalize affect the role of come to have pass oneself of as turn into phony up mint stat dupe mimeo defraud coin circulate bad money clone delude make money encapsulate pretend to have exteriorize contain objectify hominify personalise materialise personize live as bring alive externalise give a human face make human ring rubber-stamp react rebound recall vibrate second redouble respond match profess to have restate regurgitate say model after do likewise pattern after take the mickey distort pervert do a takeoff of deride disparage jest sheikh poke fun at jeer sheik roast joke take the piss out of laugh at twist follow in footsteps do an impression signify glass double correspond try to be like trot out reel off demonstrate stage equal produce betoken mean be symbolic of be a symbol of equate act in place of buy for serve as factor be a typical sample of substitute for equate with substitute steward appear as act as sell for play the part

fool jest joke kid act fake feign pretend sham banter chaff fun gag jape jive jolly josh mess quip tease wisecrack yuck yuk counterfeit clown about clown around mess about play tricks make believe mess around play the fool have someone on muck around muck someone about wind someone up mock wind up rib razz make fun of ridicule deride rag hoax pull somebody's leg roast spoof rally taunt jibe jeer gibe fool around fool about poke fun at trick hoodwink dupe delude deceive beguile ride pun cozen needle sally retort mislead put on twit play a prank play a practical joke satirize satirise make sport of set up pull someone's leg pull someone's chain remark lark slang lark around make mischief lark about frolic gambol take the mickey have a joke with be facetious tell jokes crack wise sneer scoff shuck have somebody on tell somebody stories shuck someone rot someone put someone on flout have on gird play a trick mess someone about pull one's leg mess someone around make a monkey out of someone play a joke make a monkey out of con gull bamboozle mimic send up jibe at guy make jokes about amuse jeer at flip quiz lampoon laugh at divert laugh caricature be sarcastic about parody make a monkey of scoff at take the mickey out of goof on poke mullock at entertain prank haze smoke rag on sling off at bother take in flimflam yank somebody's chain affect simulate profess dissemble assume allege dissimulate falsify claim bluff aspire impersonate purport let on claim falsely pass yourself off as fake out whitewash make out be deceitful pass for shuck and jive be hypocritical cheat fish pass off lay claim jazz put up a front masquerade sucker stonewall fudge malinger flout at put down scorn take the piss out of scout pan bait annoy goad harass chiack pillory heckle pick on travesty give a hard time skewer humiliate pooh-pooh raz cartoon sneer at make a joke fleer shoot down hold up to ridicule make a fool of pester badger nudge disturb dog burlesque hector lead on torment knock play with words insult rot sledge kid around contemn slam deflate expose unmask crack jokes heap scorn on poke borak at poke fun cock a snook at run down call names make a game of treat with contempt rail at show up make a laughing-stock crack frazzle criticize takeoff disdain disparage take off censure raspberry slight dismiss detract denigrate caricaturize diss pasquinade squib vilify dis detract from lout criticise pour scorn on stay pull your leg ridge bone dump on do a number on clown revel abuse catcall hiss interrupt boo barrack shout disapproval shout down shout at horse around make merry play the clown jab shout disapproval at comeback dig hiss at boo at hoot at blow raspberries whistle at hoot snipe catcall at blow raspberries at make a crack make someone a laughing stock expose to ridicule laugh out of court laugh to scorn hold up to shame plague worry hassle harry provoke irritate aggravate bedevil importune vex devil gnaw beleaguer tantalize sound snap tantalise flirt with swipe at be at lead somebody on

misinform deceive fool delude hoodwink mislead misguide beguile bluff con dupe misdirect bamboozle disinform hoax misstate prevaricate snooker trick cozen sucker doublespeak gaff hornswoggle lie misrepresent snow buffalo burn distort fabricate gammon have humbug juggle pervert propagandise propagandize spoof catch gull mousetrap lead astray lie to take in cover up double-talk have on string along fake out lead on put on suck in do a number on pull one's leg put on false front take for a ride bait and switch give wrong information to lead one down the garden path lead up the garden path put on the wrong track put up smoke screen give someone a bum steer pull the wool over one's eyes throw off the scent send on a wild goose chase wrong steer scam bilk hose swindle illude cheat inveigle seduce shaft entice bunk defraud tempt fudge kid outfox rook betray ensnare victimize jive victimise lure overreach caboodle bait entangle enmesh impose on outwit rip off rope in double-cross put one over on take someone for a ride pull a fast one on pull the wool over someone's eyes pull a swifty on pull wool over eyes take someone in play trick on give the wrong impression lead up garden path pull the wool over somebody's eyes gyp stiff diddle flimflam sting do fleece finagle mulct screw euchre fiddle hustle chisel shortchange entrap beat skin bunco bleed chouse pluck short stick swizzle take to the cleaners ream take advantage of sharp squeeze sell a pup to skunk thimblerig shake down nobble do in chicane exploit outmanoeuvre outmaneuver sandbag befool milk circumvent make a fool of juke embezzle fake defeat outsmart sell fox trap take gazump clip double-deal bewilder stitch up baffle do the dirty on disappoint allure set up pull a fast one thwart goldbrick solicit decoy wheedle outslick outjockey swizz rob gouge shuck outdo outthink steal a march on falsify outguess top outgeneral goose worst jip confuse cap pull somebody's leg lead down the garden path screw over get the better of sell a pup enchant end run figure out captivate bewitch foil coax cajole jockey frustrate hook induce pretend maneuver manoeuvre catch out joke manipulate fascinate sweet-talk outplay out-think trim gaslight mock jerk around steer have someone on pull fast one frame perjure equivocate forswear run rings round stretch the truth throw dust in someone's eyes do out of be economical with the truth bear false witness commit perjury be cleverer than make rings round run a game on do someone in the eye sell a bill of goods to corrupt troll make a monkey of make somebody look an idiot impose lead off deke stretch the rules bend the rules pull something funny stack the cards hit below the belt tease stump slip something over on pull in use feign sham flirt trifle dally dust outperform toy entrance charm attract pilfer four-flush coquet wanton blag hypnotize woo dazzle blind mesmerize spellbind pull something cuckold win over throw overcharge ruin soft-soap fix sway contrive pass off psych out play dirty impose upon take for play away cross up step out play a trick on make a sucker of wangle impress take to cleaners play joke on beat out of take for ride give the runaround make a fool of somebody catfish double deal play-act send on a wild-goose chase butter up toy with trifle with dally with play with bleed dry lead somebody down the garden path pull wool over bilk of extort steal wind up go one better than pull someone's leg bias hypnotise mesmerise shave play finesse defy take to the cleaner's do number on sucker into play for a fool flam play a jest on play a prank on play a joke on murphy persuade hocus-pocus play a practical joke on make use of put one over on someone play games with cross elude rebel against disobey belie rush pull a fast one on someone be sold a pup sell a bill of goods lie under oath swear falsely lirt crib blench rogue belirt play for a sucker string someone along challenge short-change draw snare play games stage-manage pull strings pull wires sell down the river twist around your little finger take out fast talk invite give bum steer break the rules give the shaft distract come on toll ensorcell tout egg one on shill wile obsess pull bribe stupefy best overcome let down sell out come on to play fast and loose with enrapture besot sweep off one's feet infatuate yuck yuk jest jape banter fun jolly josh quip gag wisecrack chaff fib dissimulate make sport of rag poke fun at ridicule make fun of yank somebody's chain bother sweep you off your feet exaggerate dissemble misspeak palter bull overdraw misinstruct tell an untruth tell a falsehood tell stories be untruthful tell a lie concoct a story depart from the truth not speak the truth make up a story break promise forswear oneself say something untrue not tell the truth fake it perjure oneself tell untruths be forsworn BS frame someone perjure yourself invent a story lie through one's teeth make believe lack candor put up a front tell a white lie forswear yourself tell a terminological inexactitude

falsify alter distort fake forge pervert doctor misrepresent counterfeit fudge warp change cook fabricate adulterate garble invent misstate belie bend color corrupt debase embroider manipulate massage misinterpret misrelate misreport slant tamper with twist colour embellish vitiate con contort contravene deacon deceive equivocate exaggerate fib fiddle fix four-flush gloss lie misquote palter prevaricate promote rig salt traverse dress up fake it frame up phony up trump up put a spin on interfere with tinker with disguise juggle bias fiddle with misconstrue skew quote out of context take out of context confuse overstate muddle spin influence mistranslate pirate doctor up angle misrender mangle mislead feign lace dilute cut spoil contaminate taint degrade deteriorate defile pollute spike reproduce alloy give a false account of tamper engineer make impure copy obscure swindle conceal replicate concoct prejudice coin devise weaken curve strain snow overdraw cloak mask thin magnify varnish miscolor mock up pad make up modify bastardize airbrush amend sully pretend extend simulate foul water down cook the books ruin cook up infect give a false idea of mix bastardise sophisticate devalue depreciate attenuate gloss over plant commingle denature impair transfuse shave amalgamate dissolve mingle infiltrate cheapen irrigate blend intermix sham jumble patch blur slur flimflam diddle finagle mold shape mould put the wrong slant on mutilate mix up spoof misattribute quote tilt tip weight slope misshape weigh prearrange train concentrate focus aim direct point give a false impression of twist around misarticulate overdo dramatize enhance quote incorrectly load parody hyperbolize travesty dissimulate poison trim rearrange shuffle cheese blarney beard stretch dress puff romanticise dramatise romanticize affect form cover imitate transform put words in somebody's mouth misuse abuse revamp edit revise rework precontrive preplan predesign veil occult suppress blanket shroud hide screen enshroud curtain change round blow smoke pass off cover up build up phony elaborate on misapply touch up varnish over give a false picture of jive throw off balance blot out paper over divert wind scam knot crush melt decline whitewash writhe slump gnarl sag deviate collapse perform magic mess about with make changes to make adjustments to make alterations to meddle with maneuver manoeuvre scratch copy fraudulently duplicate transcribe phoney trace design profane misemploy prostitute deflect subvert gerrymander set up arrange trick manufacture mistreat desecrate steer animalize outrage veer water brainwash seduce put one on make out like excogitate construct contrive make like arrange fraudulently hatch putrefy drum up think up vamp up vamp tell untruth tell a white lie conjure up make believe dream up create out of thin air dope mix with thin out

show off boast brag bluster posture crow gloat grandstand strut swagger swank trumpet attitudinize showboat glory pose skite flourish hotdog parade behave affectedly big-note oneself give oneself airs put on airs swagger around blow your own horn blow your own trumpet self-glorify advertize oneself cop an attitude fly your own kite sing your own praises strike an attitude strike a pose draw attention to oneself make a spectacle of shoot your mouth off vaunt blow play to the crowd play to the gallery vapor flaunt attract attention vapour gasconade bull exult impress puff talk big prate roister bully play to the cheap seats triumph rodomontade congratulate oneself hot-dog preen oneself blow hard masquerade fake pat oneself on the back peacock prance lay it on thick be ostentatious hot dog flaunt it affect exaggerate cock-a-doodle-doo mouth jive shuck skylark display exult in bray playact blow smoke blow one's own trumpet pass off blow one's own horn lord it sing one's own praises flounce swell put up a front hector act up name-drop perform play up ham it up hyperbolize shoot the bull speak for Buncombe ham up talk boastingly play to audience put on side give yourself airs swash make one's presence felt make a splash make your presence felt draw attention to itself get noticed turn heads overstate rejoice sling shovel shoot preen advertise flatter yourself con aggrandize advertize psych be vain congratulate yourself on be proud of delight act esteem extol acclaim revere lay on thick pride yourself on hug oneself sound off flatter oneself give a good account of oneself shoot one's mouth off feign revel celebrate sweep swashbuckle lord saunter parade one's wares put on pontificate sway look big brandish profess pretend disguise yourself make believe play the part of sham impersonate purport assume an attitude take off as make out like joy exuberate kvell exhibit flash promote laud hype push make a show do something for effect pass for fake it do for effect take delight in try to attract attention do a bit jubilate kick up one's heels rant give oneself airs about crow about show off about brag about make much of gloat over boast about ride the high horse harangue storm yap thunder complain huff be overbearing fulminate roar rave protest waft browbeat domineer bulldoze spout brazen rage cow bridle threaten bristle intimidate badger shoot off one's mouth glory in be smug pride oneself gurgle call whoop babble gas cackle triumph over rub it in

put on a normal footing put on a pedestal put on a pretense put on a spurt put on back burner put on best clothes put on a masterclass put on airs put on air put on a hook put on afterburners put on a front