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posing
noun as in acting
Strong matches
Weak matches
- play acting
- showing off
noun as in pretense
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
- posturing
- pretentiousness
- routine
- ruse
- schtick
- sham
- shuffling
- simulation
- stall
- stunt
- subterfuge
- trickery
- veil
- wile
Example Sentences
I hate the forced laughter, the awkward posing, and the concept of talking about absolutely nothing just to be polite.
Cruise, 63, was still shaking hands and posing for pictures long after the ceremony ended Sunday night.
Ulster Wildlife said rats are a major issue for many seabird islands across the UK, posing a threat to eggs and chicks.
AI spenders have a combined capital expenditure/operating cash flow ratio similar to US oil majors but trade at record multiples, posing vulnerability to selloffs.
“Right now, the more common thing is people posing as particular plans,” he said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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