Boondoggle
Boondoggle noun - Work of little or no value done merely to look busy.
Pretence and boondoggle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretence" instead a noun "Boondoggle".
Pretence
Pretence noun - The act of giving a false appearance.
Boondoggle and pretence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Boondoggle" instead a noun "Pretence".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- falsehood and boondoggle
- falsehood and pretence
- deception and boondoggle
- deception and pretence
- lying and boondoggle
- lying and pretence
- fraud and boondoggle
- fraud and pretence
- pretense and boondoggle
- pretense and pretence
- trickery and boondoggle
- trickery and pretence
- dissimulation and boondoggle
- dissimulation and pretence
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Pretence and Boondoggle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/boondoggle/pretence
Boondoggle & Pretence. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/boondoggle/pretence>.
Pretence or Boondoggle. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/boondoggle/pretence.
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