masquerades in English

noun

1

a false show or pretense.

his masquerade ended when he was arrested

synonyms: pretense, deception, pose, act, front, facade, disguise, dissimulation, bluff, play-acting, make-believe, put-on

verb

1

pretend to be someone one is not.

a journalist masquerading as a man in distress

synonyms: pretend to be, pose as, pass oneself off as, impersonate, disguise oneself as

noun

masked ball, masque, fancy-dress party, costume party, cosplay
pretense, deception, pose, act, front, facade, disguise, dissimulation, bluff, play-acting, make-believe, put-on
fancy dress
masque, mask

verb

pretend to be
pretend to be, pose as, pass oneself off as, impersonate, disguise oneself as

Use "masquerades" in a sentence

1. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the furthest thing from it

2. Not as exhilarating as those balls and masquerades you like to throw.

3. I would not waste my years planning dances and masquerades with the other noble ladies.

4. They’re “masquerades” to put a seal on the Confiscations, which are prohibited by the Nicaraguan Constitution

5. A Bridgehead is formatted as a block, using the same display properties as the section heading which it masquerades as

6. "Dark Allegiances":It's the late 1930s and daring industrialist Bruce Wayne masquerades as the Batman at night, fighting against crooked politicians and racist secret societies

7. This condition masquerades as Bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis, or bronchiectasis (localized irreversible expansion of part of the Bronchial tree resulting in airflow obstruction and impaired clearance of secretions).