put-on

put–on

noun

Definition of PUT-ON

1

a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive <my bravery was all a put-on—I was scared out of my wits>

Synonyms act, airs, charade, disguise, facade (also fa{ccedil}ade), front, guise, playacting, pose, pretense (or pretence), put-on, semblance, show

Related Words impersonation, performance, portrayal; image, persona; appearance, color, gloss; camouflage, cloak; affectation, deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, double-dealing, duplicity, fakery, fraud, guile; betrayal, double cross, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidy, treachery, treason, unfaithfulness; excuse, pretext

Near Antonyms bluntness, candidness, candor, directness, forthrightness, frankness, openheartedness, outspokenness, plainspokenness, sincerity, straightforwardness; artlessness, genuineness, naïveté (also naivete or naivet{eacute})

2

a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect <for a moment, I couldn't tell if the commercial was serious or a deadpan put-on of ads by other insurance companies>

Synonyms burlesque, caricature, put-on, rib, send-up, spoof, takeoff, travesty

Related Words lampoon, mockery, satire; comedy, farce, humor, sketch, slapstick, squib; distortion, exaggeration; imitation, impersonation, mimicking