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• the act of giving a false appearance

  synonym	feigningpretencepretendingsimulation
  derivation	pretend
  exemplifies	American spelling
  hypernym	deceitdeceptiondissemblingdissimulation
  hyponym	affectationaffectednessappearancecharademake-believemannerismmasqueradeposepretendshow

• a false or unsupportable quality

  synonym	pretencepretension
  derivation	pretend
  exemplifies	American spelling
  hypernym	artificiality

• an artful or simulated semblance

  synonym	guisepretencepretext
  exemplifies	American spelling
  hypernym	colorcolourglosssemblance

• imaginative intellectual play

  synonym	make-believepretence
  exemplifies	American spelling
  hypernym	imageryimaginationimagingmental imagery

• pretending with intention to deceive

  synonym	dissemblingfeigningpretence
  derivation	pretendpretentious
  exemplifies	American spelling
  hypernym	deceitdeceptionmisrepresentation
  hyponym	bluffhypocrisylip servicepretextstalking-horse