Front and Pretense

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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

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Pretense and front are semantically related in show topic. In some cases you can use "Pretense" instead a noun "Front".

Nearby Words: fronted, frontal, frontline, frontage, fronting

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

Usage example: her display of bravado was just a pretense

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Front and pretense are semantically related in show topic. Sometimes you can use "Front" instead a noun "Pretense".

When they first show up, he stonewalls them in his office but then meets them out front under the pretense of getting food from a truck.

Source: Series / Forever
In other cases, Good Feels Good can creep up on you — but sometimes it takes a while to sink in past the pretense that it's all a front.

Source: Face Realization
Notably, Kouhei doesn't carry a pretense of hating Sena, and Sena doesn't put up as much of a front to Kouhei.

Source: Light Novel / Oreimo

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