Synonyms of putting up a front

putting up a front

phrase

present participle of put up a front

as in making a show

to take on a false or deceptive appearance

Though she put up a front, I could tell her feelings were hurt.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• making a show
• letting on
• making believe
• pretending
• putting on an act
• making out
• making a pretense
• acting
• dissembling
• putting on
• posing
• dissimulating
• playing
• affecting
• simulating
• masquerading
• concealing
• feigning
• assuming
• playacting
• professing
• impersonating
• counterfeiting
• masking
• camouflaging
• disguising
• faking
• shamming
• bluffing
• feinting