1. pretence, pretense, pretension

a false or unsupportable quality

• pretense
• pretension

2. guise, pretence, pretense, pretext

an artful or simulated semblance

Example Sentences:
'under the guise of friendship he betrayed them'

• guise
• pretense
• pretext

3. dissembling, feigning, pretence, pretense

pretending with intention to deceive

• dissembling
• feigning
• pretense

4. make-believe, pretence, pretense

imaginative intellectual play

• make-believe
• pretense

5. feigning, pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation

the act of giving a false appearance

Example Sentences:
'his conformity was only pretending'

• feigning
• pretending
• pretense
• simulation