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put up a front

VERB
affect
Synonyms
STRONG
act adopt assume bluff contrive counterfeit fake feign playact sham simulate
WEAK
aspire to do a bit lay it on thick make out like put on take on
Antonyms
STRONG
stop tell the truth
VERB
disguise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alter belie camouflage cloak conceal cover up deceive dress up gloss over hide mask misrepresent obscure
STRONG
affect age antique assume beard change color counterfeit cover dissemble dissimulate fake falsify feign front fudge garble masquerade muffle obfuscate pretend redo screen secrete sham shroud simulate varnish veil whitewash
WEAK
doctor up make like make up put on a false front put on a front put on an act put up a smokescreen touch up wear cheaters
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be honest disclose divulge expose lay bare let out open reveal show tell uncover
STRONG
represent tell the truth
WEAK
unmask
VERB
dissemble
Synonyms
STRONG
affect camouflage cloak conceal counterfeit cover dissimulate fake falsify feign hide mask pass pussyfoot sham shroud signify simulate stonewall whitewash
WEAK
cover up double-talk doublespeak dress up four-flush let on make like play possum put on a false front put on a front put on an act put up a smokescreen shuck and jive
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest disclose divulge expose lay bare let out open reveal show tell tell the truth uncover unmask
WEAK
admit allow
VERB
feign
Synonyms
STRONG
act affect assume bluff counterfeit devise dissemble dissimulate fabricate fake forge imagine imitate invent play sham simulate stonewall
WEAK
do a bit four-flush give appearance of make show of phony up play possum put on put on act
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest tell the truth
WEAK
be true
VERB
lie
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deceive mislead misrepresent promote
STRONG
BS beguile bull con concoct delude dissemble dissimulate distort dupe equivocate exaggerate fabricate fake falsify fib forswear frame fudge invent malign misguide misinform misspeak misstate overdraw palter perjure pervert phony plant prevaricate snow soft-soap victimize
WEAK
be untruthful bear false witness break promise go back on make believe misinstruct put on string along
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest tell the truth
VERB
pose
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affect
STRONG
act attitudinize feign grandstand impersonate masquerade peacock playact posture profess purport sham
WEAK
make believe make out like pass off put on airs show off strike an attitude take off as
Antonyms
WEAK
be genuine go move withhold
VERB
posture
Synonyms
STRONG
affect attitudinize display fake masquerade playact pose
WEAK
do a bit do for effect fake it make a show pass for pass off put on airs show off
Antonyms
STRONG
withhold
WEAK
be truthful
VERB
pretend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assume bluff feign fool impersonate profess purport put on
STRONG
act affect allege beguile cheat claim counterfeit cozen deceive delude dissemble dissimulate dupe fish fudge hoodwink jazz jive malinger masquerade mislead sham simulate stonewall sucker whitewash
WEAK
be deceitful be hypocritical claim falsely fake out lay claim let on make out pass off pass oneself off as
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest deny reveal tell the truth
VERB
sham
Synonyms
STRONG
act affect ape assume bluff copy counterfeit fake feign imitate invent lie mislead mock pretend simulate sucker
WEAK
do a number fake it make like play possum put on shuck and jive
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest be original tell the truth
VERB
veil
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cloak enclose enfold shroud
STRONG
beard blanket camouflage conceal cover curtain dim disguise drape enshroud envelop finesse invest launder mantle mask obscure screen secrete shield stonewall whitewash wrap
WEAK
cover up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
let go
STRONG
expose lay bare open reveal show tell uncover unmask unwrap

Example Sentences

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Because you got a lot of people who will put up a front, to save face.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2019

My ability to put up a front diminishes the closer we come to their house.

From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2019

I was struck that when he was a painter he didn't just put up a front of being a painter, he tried to make himself a better painter.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2015

People with psychotic thoughts put up a front to people around them to seem inviting and welcoming.

From Time • Jan. 22, 2015

"Don't you think it's better to put up a front?" he inquired.

From Broken to the Plow by Dobie, Charles Caldwell