Affectation
Affectation noun - The quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case.
Imposture and affectation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Imposture" instead a noun "Affectation".
Imposture
Imposture noun - Pretending to be another person.
Affectation and imposture are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affectation" instead a noun "Imposture".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- trick and affectation
- trick and imposture
- make-believe and affectation
- make-believe and imposture
- pretence and affectation
- pretence and imposture
- sham and affectation
- sham and imposture
- deception and affectation
- deception and imposture
- guise and affectation
- guise and imposture
- show and affectation
- show and imposture
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Imposture and Affectation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affectation/imposture
Affectation & Imposture. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affectation/imposture>.
Imposture or Affectation. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affectation/imposture.
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