Synonyms for masquerade
noun
revel, circus, mask, festivity, mummery, Mardi Gras, masked ball, mask-ball, masking, pretense, imposture; see also carnival 1, dance 1, entertainment 2, party 1.
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noun
A deceptive outward appearance:
cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, façade, face, false colors, front, gloss, guise, mask, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing. (Slang) put-on. See showA display of insincere behavior:
act, acting, disguise, dissemblance, pretense, sham, show, simulation. See honest, true
verb
To change or modify so as to prevent recognition of the true identity or character of:
camouflage, disguise, dissemble, dissimulate, mask. See showTo represent oneself in a given character or as other than what one is:
attitudinize, impersonate, pass, pose, posture. Idiom: pass oneself off as. See honest
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