Synonyms of playacting

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noun

as in pretense

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

it was clear to her friends that her reaction to the news was pure playacting

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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verb

present participle of playact

as in masquerading

Synonyms & Similar Words

• masquerading
• posing
• pretending
• acting
• playing
• feigning
• impersonating
• dissembling
• simulating
• dissimulating
• affecting
• counterfeiting
• shamming
• faking
• concealing
• camouflaging
• professing
• disguising
• masking
• assuming
• making out
• letting on
• bluffing
• putting on
• feinting