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making a show

phrase , present participle of make a show

Synonyms and Antonyms of making a show

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 of making a show

dissembling, dissimulating, letting on, making out, pretending

Words Related to making a show

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 making a show

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

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