Charade
Charade noun - A display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive.
Usage example: put on a convincing charade to keep her from knowing about the surprise party
Front
Front noun - A display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive.
Usage example: that smile is just a front—I don't think she actually likes me at all
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| entire | entire charade | entire front |
Both words in one sentence
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She still had problems to play this charade in front of everyone, and it seemed to only grow harder.
Source: Time Travel Tense Trouble -
They all believed they were alone in their charade, leading to the rather embarrassing climax where she outs all of them in front of each other.
Source: Fake Ultimate Hero - Lampshaded in Justice League Unlimited: The Flash, stuck in the body of Lex Luthor (don't ask), has to keep up the charade of being Luthor in front of a gang of supervillains.
Source: Stupid Evil
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Front and Charade. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/charade/front
Charade & Front. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/charade/front>.
Front or Charade. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/charade/front.
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