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Nouns (8)

masquerade

n. making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"

masquerade, masquerade party, masque, mask

n. a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

fancy dress, masquerade, masquerade costume

n. a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party

Verbs (1)

masquerade

v. pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is masquerading as an expert on the internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty"

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Fuzzynyms (19)

deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation

n. the act of deceiving

feint

n. any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)

guise, pretense, pretence, pretext

n. an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

ball, formal

n. a lavish dance requiring formal attire

guise, pretense, pretence, pretext

n. an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

model, pose, sit, posture

v. assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

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