pretending

1. The act of giving a false appearance (synset 100756299)
   "his conformity was only pretending"
   is a type of: deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation - the act of deceiving
   subtypes:

   • appearance, show - pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
   • make-believe, pretend - the enactment of a pretense
   • affectation, affectedness, mannerism, pose - a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
   • charade, masquerade - making a false outward show
   same as: feigning, pretence, pretense, simulation

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