Act and Facade

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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Facade and act are semantically related in pretence topic. In some cases you can use "Facade" instead a noun "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

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

Usage example: his interest in acting is just a facade—he joined the drama club to meet girls

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Act and facade are semantically related in show topic. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a noun "Facade".

old	old act	old facade
good	good act	good facade
nice	nice act	nice facade
noble	noble act	noble facade
Other adjectives: convincing, entire, big, cruel, innocent, mere.

While the latter trope's 'nice' image is usually just a facade for their genuinely callous personality, this trope involves a genuinely nice character submitting to a rare act of malice.

Source: Beware the Nice Ones
However, even when the need for the facade ends along with the main plot, he continues to act the part, so it's also a legitimate part of his personality as well.

Source: Man Child / Web Comics
A Jerkass Facade comes in when a character is not a jerk, is naturally pleasant and friendly, but makes a deliberate decision to act in a (usually very) jerkish manner to achieve some sort of goal.

Source: Jerkass Façade

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