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noun

Definition of playactingnext
as in pretense
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive it was clear to her friends that her reaction to the news was pure playacting

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playacting

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verb

present participle of playact
as in masquerading

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playacting
  1. pretense
  2. show
  3. posing
  4. facade
  5. pretending
  6. act
  7. acting
  8. guise
Noun
  • Under the pretense of protecting her family, Emilia sends her wife, Jessi (Gomez), and their children to Switzerland.
    Robert Lang, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
  • When Avril moves in with a woman, resorting for a while to the pretense of separate bedrooms, this upheaval in their lives is barely mentioned.
    Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of pretense
Noun
  • Without hesitating, Weil jumped into the water to save his dogs, the video shows.
    Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Anderson, who spent five years on the show, famously performed slow-motion running sequences in the red suit, cementing her place in pop culture history.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of show
Verb
  • Following Qatar For many soccer fans around the world, such conversations will feel familiar from previous World Cups in both Russia and Qatar, with both posing issues around human rights.
    Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Following Qatar For many soccer fans around the world, such conversations will feel familiar from previous World Cups in both Russia and Qatar, with both posing issues around human rights.
    Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of posing
Noun
  • To Look Out For Behind the anthropomorphized facade, what appears as reasoning in AI agents is actually sophisticated pattern matching combined with programmed responses.
    Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The real human being behind the facade of America's sweetheart baddie is my most kind, genuine, hilarious, loving friend.
    EW.com, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of facade
Verb
  • So the co-producer is pretending the screenwriter’s work was infringed upon.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Scammers pretending to be Denver Animal Shelter staff are calling people who lost their pets, telling them they’ve been hit by a car and need to pay a $500 deposit by phone to start emergency surgery, city officials said Friday.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of pretending
Noun
  • The independence in both men got them to their electoral fates essentially as solo acts.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
  • It’s most effectively rendered in the second act’s rumble — a stark, visceral, and surprising set piece that uses rain and strobe lighting and leaves both cast and audience breathless.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of act
Verb
  • By not acting as a broker dealer (an ATS is), the structure wisely sidesteps the Securities and Exchange Commission ATS compliance regulations.
    Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Influencers are the New Holiday Shopping Guides This season, influencers will be more influential than ever, acting as virtual shopping assistants for millions of holiday consumers.
    Nandan Sheth, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of acting
Noun
  • Enough Pep for Most of Us There’s no point denying it: the Bronco Sport is less powerful than its bigger sibling, which, in its Raptor guise, makes 418 hp and 440 ft lbs of torque.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
  • To elude law enforcement, the thieves have adopted the guise of delivery personnel, according to authorities.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of guise
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