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letting on

verb , present participle of let on

Synonyms and Antonyms of letting on

to take on a false or deceptive appearance

she's not half as innocent as she likes to let on

Synonyms of letting on

dissembling, dissimulating, making out, pretending

Words Related to letting on

acting, impersonating, masquerading, playacting, playing, posing

affecting, assuming, counterfeiting, faking, feigning, professing, putting on, shamming, simulating

camouflaging, concealing, disguising, masking

bluffing, feinting

Phrases Synonymous with letting on

making a pretense, making a show, making believe, putting on an act, putting up a front

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