charade
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7.4
- noun
- /ʃəˈreɪd/
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farsa
- His lavish lifestyle was a charade that concealed his financial struggles.
Like it's all a charade and I'm not playing this game.
- Like it's all a charade and I'm not playing this game.
- So what's this fucking charade that we're doing here?
- And so we all kind of collaborate in this charade of keeping the view to ourselves.
- Why would I re engage with this whole charade a second time?
- And when the whole, the whole charade blows up in my face about a confession.
- Even if there is, it is just a he said she said charade.
- But a lot of that was just a charade.
- I mean, it's been an ongoing charade, hasn't it?
- Another path is to maintain the charade.
- And since you're so confused by being in this relationship, you're at risk for buying into their manipulative charade and you start to blame yourself.
- And then we find out that the entire system that we've been relying on for vehicle maintenance is all a charade.
- Outside the courtroom, Johnson made it clear what he won't stand for this charade.
- And all they're going to do is turn a blind eye to all this dust and charade over here and just look and go, oh, lots of income, you qualify.
Examples
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So you can continue your charade?
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lt was time for this charade to end.
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Why would I re engage with this whole charade a second time?
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Why did you even bring me through that ridiculous charade at the airport?
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We'll stop here for the night, and then, then we end the charade.
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Like it's all a charade and I'm not playing this game.
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I keep hoping the charade will end and people will just dump him.
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Someone must have heard about Mother's little charade probably at my end, and taken it from there.
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Dan had to go through the charade of searching all the way around the conference table.
Fiction book (1997) -
And this charade is really an invitation for us to be there with him.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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3.9
An action that makes someone believe something not true
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4.6
Dishonest action meant to trick someone
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6.1
A false claim or action to hide the truth
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7.5
An appearance that hides the truth to trick people
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7.7
A clever trick to deceive someone
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4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
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5.8
A false show of feeling or action meant to trick people
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9.5
A trick or excuse to hide the real reason
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8.1
A clever trick that deceives people or hides the truth
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7.1
An action or statement that hides the real reason behind something
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6.8
A false appearance that hides someone's true feelings or plans
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9.3
Tricks people use to deceive others to get money or advantage
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6.8
A thing or action made to trick people into thinking it is real
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7.5
A false act or story that tries to trick people, often to make them laugh
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9.9
A trick done to cheat or fool people
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9.6
Talk that tries to trick people with false statements
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9.7
Dishonest words or actions that try to trick people
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Charade comes from an old French party game where someone acted out a word while others guessed. Because players put on a 'pretend' show, charade now often means a public 'fake' or false show.