put on a front

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 an act put up a front 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 an act put up a front 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

play-act

Synonyms

WEAK

act assume the role counterfeit dissemble fake feign imagine imitate impersonate make as if make believe make out like make up masquerade mimic play portray pose purport put on put on airs put on an act represent reproduce sham simulate suppose

VERB

pretend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imitate impersonate purport suppose

STRONG

act imagine masquerade mimic play playact portray pose represent reproduce

WEAK

assume the role make as if make believe make out like make up put on airs put on an act

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be original differ oppose reverse

STRONG

stop

WEAK

be honest tell the truth

VERB

put on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

don fake pull

WEAK

act affect assume bluff confound confuse counterfeit deceive feign make believe masquerade playact pose put on an act sham simulate strike take on trick

Antonyms

WEAK

be truthful

Example Sentences

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Steve became depressed, struggled to leave the house, became distant from family and friends and put on a front at work.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2023

When she arrived, she put on a front, as though she wasn't afraid, but deep down she was - this was a new experience for her.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2021

“A lot of YouTubers put on a front, they’re press-trained,” said John Shahidi, one of the group’s business partners.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2021

A college friend of his from the great open spaces of the West blows in and shows him how to "put on a front."

From Time Magazine Archive

Forsythe, on the other hand, tried to put on a front for others, and, in doing so, had managed to delude himself pretty thoroughly.

From Fifty Per Cent Prophet by Garrett, Randall

put on a front

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