Synonyms of masquerade

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noun

as in facade

a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive

although she was deeply bored, she maintained a masquerade of polite interest as her guest droned on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• facade
• pretense
• show
• guise
• pose
• act
• disguise
• charade
• pretence
• façade
• cloak
• airs
• front
• semblance
• playacting
• performance
• put-on
• appearance
• pretext
• persona
• portrayal
• impersonation
• deception
• camouflage
• image
• duplicity
• affectation
• betrayal
• excuse
• deceit
• fraud
• dissimulation
• gloss
• treachery
• guile
• treason
• falseness
• color
• fakery
• perfidy
• dissembling
• falsity
• double-dealing
• faithlessness
• double cross
• infidelity
• unfaithfulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sincerity
• frankness
• directness
• candor
• bluntness
• outspokenness
• straightforwardness
• forthrightness
• naïveté
• naiveté
• artlessness
• plainspokenness
• naivete
• genuineness
• candidness
• openheartedness

masquerade

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verb

as in to pose

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pose
• pretend
• impersonate
• act
• play
• playact
• dissemble
• dissimulate
• mask
• disguise
• affect
• feign
• let on
• simulate
• counterfeit
• fake
• make out
• camouflage
• sham
• conceal
• put on
• assume
• profess
• bluff
• feint

Phrases Containing masquerade

• masquerade (as)