Synonyms of made a show

made a show

phrase

past tense of make a show

as in pretended

to take on a false or deceptive appearance

She made a show of addressing the whole audience, rather than a few like-minded folk.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretended
• made believe
• made a pretense
• let on
• made out
• put on an act
• put up a front
• posed
• dissembled
• acted
• dissimulated
• put on
• played
• simulated
• affected
• masqueraded
• playacted
• feigned
• assumed
• concealed
• professed
• disguised
• impersonated
• camouflaged
• faked
• masked
• counterfeited
• shammed
• feinted
• bluffed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of made a show

Hegseth even made a show of taking Kid Rock on an Apache flight afterward. — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026