Synonyms of making a show

making a show

phrase

present participle of make a show

as in pretending

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

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