Deception and Semblance

Deception

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

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Semblance and deception are semantically related in delusion topic. In some cases you can use "Semblance" instead a noun "Deception", when it comes to topics like outward appearance.

Nearby Words: deceive, deceit, deceptive, deceptively

Semblance

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

Usage example: tried to project some semblance of confidence even though public speaking terrified her

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Deception and semblance are semantically related in delusion topic. Sometimes you can use "Deception" instead a noun "Semblance", if it concerns topics such as outward appearance.

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How words are described

human	human deception	human semblance
good	good deception	good semblance
small	small deception	small semblance
actual	actual deception	actual semblance
Other adjectives: great, little, new, larger.

Both words in one sentence

Blake's Semblance produces shadow-based clones that are used for defence (deception, dodging and escaping), whereas Sun's Semblance produces light-based clones that are used offensively to attack the opponent directly.

Source: Foil

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