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as in pretense

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dumb act

noun as in pretense

Strongest matches

  • charade
  • cloak
  • pretext
  • semblance
  • veneer

Strong matches

  • act
  • acting
  • affectation
  • appearance
  • artifice
  • claim
  • deceit
  • deception
  • display
  • dissimulation
  • double-dealing
  • evasion
  • excuse
  • fabrication
  • facade
  • fakery
  • falsification
  • feigning
  • gag
  • guise
  • insincerity
  • invention
  • make believe
  • mask
  • masquerade
  • misrepresentation
  • misstatement
  • ostentation
  • posing
  • posturing
  • pretentiousness
  • routine
  • ruse
  • schtick
  • sham
  • shuffling
  • simulation
  • stall
  • stunt
  • subterfuge
  • trickery
  • veil
  • wile

Weak match

  • faking

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Words related to dumb act are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word dumb act. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

pretense

nounas in falsehood, affected show; cover

  • act
  • acting
  • affectation
  • appearance
  • artifice
  • charade
  • claim
  • cloak
  • deceit
  • deception
  • display
  • dissimulation
  • double-dealing
  • dumb act
  • evasion
  • excuse
  • fabrication
  • facade
  • fakery
  • faking
  • falsification
  • feigning
  • gag
  • guise
  • insincerity
  • invention
  • make believe
  • mask
  • masquerade
  • misrepresentation
  • misstatement
  • ostentation
  • posing
  • posturing
  • pretentiousness
  • pretext
  • routine
  • ruse
  • schtick
  • semblance
  • sham
  • shuffling
  • simulation
  • stall
  • stunt
  • subterfuge
  • trickery
  • veil
  • veneer
  • wile

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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