Pose
Seeming
Seeming noun - Outward and often deceptive indication.
Usage example: her altruism is all seeming—she cares only about herself
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- It's not cool to seem to want to be funny, and so the modern strategy is to adopt the pose that you are funny by not seeming to want to be funny.
Source: Roger Ebert Most Hated Film List
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