masquerade

masquerade
I
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. revel, circus, mask, festivity, mummery, Mardi Gras, masked ball, mask-ball, masking, pretense, imposture; see also carnival 1 , dance 1 , entertainment 2 , party 1 .
v.
Syn. mask, revel, frolic; see disguise , pretend 2 .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
disguise, costume, facade, put-on, guise, getup, mask, mummery, ball, costume party, *Mardi Gras, imposture, pose, pretense.
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. A deceptive outward appearance: cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, façade, face, false colors, front, gloss, guise, mask, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing. Slang: put-on. See SHOW. 2. A display of insincere behavior: act, acting, disguise, dissemblance, pretense, sham, show, simulation. See HONEST, TRUE. II verb l. To change or modify so as to prevent recognition of the true identity or character of: camouflage, disguise, dissemble, dissimulate, mask. See SHOW. 2. To represent oneself in a given character or as other than what one is: attitudinize, impersonate, pass, pose, posture. Idiom: pass oneself off as. See HONEST.

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