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Words related to pretense
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affectation
If you say that someone's attitude or behaviour is an affectation, you disapprove of the fact that it is not genuine or natural, but is intended to impress other people. -
charade
If you describe someone's actions as a charade, you mean that their actions are so obviously false that they do not convince anyone. -
hypocrisy
a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess. -
pretentious
characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter. -
deadpan
Deadpan humour is when you appear to be serious and are hiding the fact that you are joking or teasing someone. -
faux-naïf
marked by a pretense of simplicity or innocence; disingenuous.