Synonyms: pose, affectation, affectedness, mannerism
Definition: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
Similar words: simulation, pretence, pretending, pretense, feigning
Definition: the act of giving a false appearance
Usage: his conformity was only pretending
Definition: affected manners intended to impress others
Usage: don't put on airs with me
Similar words: affectedness
Definition: the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)
Synonyms: pose
Definition: a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
Similar words: position, posture, attitude
Definition: the arrangement of the body and its limbs
Usage: he assumed an attitude of surrender
Synonyms: dumbfound, bewilder, baffle, beat, amaze, puzzle, pose, mystify, nonplus, perplex, stick, stupefy, flummox, gravel, get, vex
Definition: be a mystery or bewildering to
Usage: This beats me!; Got me--I don't know the answer!; a vexing problem; This question really stuck me
Similar words: throw, bedevil, befuddle, discombobulate, confound, confuse, fox, fuddle
Definition: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
Usage: These questions confuse even the experts; This question completely threw me; This question befuddled even the teacher
Synonyms: impersonate, personate, pose
Definition: pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
Usage: She posed as the Czar's daughter
Similar words: lead astray, deceive, betray
Definition: cause someone to believe an untruth
Usage: The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
Synonyms: put, place, pose, position, set, lay
Definition: put into a certain place or abstract location
Usage: Put your things here; Set the tray down; Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children; Place emphasis on a certain point
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: model, pose, posture, sit
Definition: assume a posture as for artistic purposes
Usage: We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
Similar words: display, exhibit, expose
Definition: to show, make visible or apparent
Usage: The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month; Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?; National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship
Definition: behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
Usage: Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!; She postured and made a total fool of herself
Similar words: acquit, bear, behave, conduct, deport, carry, comport
Definition: behave in a certain manner
Usage: She carried herself well; he bore himself with dignity; They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
Definition: introduce
Usage: This poses an interesting question
Similar words: comprise, make up, be, represent, constitute
Definition: form or compose
Usage: This money is my only income; The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance; These constitute my entire belonging; The children made up the chorus; This sum represents my entire income for a year; These few men comprise his entire army