Playacting
Synonyms for "playacting" (105 found)
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mimesismimickingmimicrymimingmummeryostentationoutward showoveractingpantomimingpatterperformanceperformingpersonationplayingportrayalposeposingposturepretensepretension
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pretextprojectionrepresentationseemingsemblanceshamshowsimulacrumsimulationslapstickspeciousnessstage businessstage directionsstage presencestunttaking a rolevarnishwindow dressing
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14 entriescharacter actingcharacter portrayaldramaticdramaticizefalse humilityfeigned emotionimprovisational actingmelodramaticmethod actingoveractrehearsestage actingstage practicestagy
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17 entriesdramatic performancedramatic playactingemotional displayemotional playactingfeigned emotionperformative playactingplayacting behaviorplayacting credibilityplayacting displayplayacting gestureplayacting rhetoricplayacting techniquepolitical playactingpublic playactingstage actingsubtle playacting
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