Synonyms of make a show

make a show

phrase

as in pretend

to take on a false or deceptive appearance

She made a show of addressing the whole audience, rather than a few like-minded folk.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretend
• make believe
• let on
• make out
• make a pretense
• put on an act
• put up a front
• pose
• act
• dissemble
• play
• put on
• dissimulate
• simulate
• masquerade
• affect
• assume
• conceal
• sham
• feign
• fake
• mask
• impersonate
• camouflage
• disguise
• counterfeit
• profess
• playact
• bluff
• feint