Act and Deception

Act

Act noun - A display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive.

Usage example: was putting on an act when she said she didn't mind being left out of the outing

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Deception and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Deception" instead a noun "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Deception noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.

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Act and deception are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a noun "Deception".

Nearby Words: deceive, deceit, deceptive, deceptively

good	good act	good deception
similar	similar act	similar deception
common	common act	common deception
original	original act	original deception
Other adjectives: genuine, simple, small, convincing, actual, entire, massive, big, great, little, villainous, terrible, cruel, deliberate, necessary, new, major, double.

Deception Noncompliance: The diner Harry Callahan goes into is being robbed, and the robbers force everybody to act normally while Callahan is there.

Source: Film / Sudden Impact
If that was the case, Y would simply be aware of the deception but unable to act upon it.

Source: I Know You Know I Know
In case you're wondering, karma bites Kandaules in the ass when, in the third act Gyges owns up to the deception, and Nyssia is so taken with his honesty and so disgusted with her creepy husband's pimp tendencies that she persuades Gyges to kill Kandaules, and promptly crowns Gyges king instead.

Source: Ms Fanservice / Theater

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