Illusion and Show

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Illusion noun - A conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality.

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Show is a synonym for illusion in pretence topic. In some cases you can use "Show" instead a noun "Illusion".

Nearby Words: illusory, illusive, illusionist, illusively

Show noun - An outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect.

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Illusion is a synonym for show in pretence topic. Sometimes you can use "Illusion" instead a noun "Show", if it concerns topics such as false front.

Nearby Words: showy, showed, showing, showcase, shown

good	good illusion	good show
fake	fake illusion	fake show
actual	actual illusion	actual show
entire	entire illusion	entire show
Other adjectives: real, little, new, final, short-lived, later, last, said, realistic, magical.

Played straight when Prince George finally grasps the nature of theatrical illusion... only to believe that a bomb thrown at him by an interrupting anarchist is part of the show.

Source: All Part of the Show
It's not stated if the scar is covered with a magical illusion or the scar itself was a magical illusion to show Thorin how badly damaged his face was before.

Source: Two-Faced
For all the trappings of reality the show and its creators try to give it, it's still plotted and only has an illusion of choice.

Source: Film / The Truman Show

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