SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
charade
noun
An obvious or misleading pretense that hides the real situation.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Misleading pretense
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Usage distinction
Return to topFarce stresses absurdity; charade emphasizes a performance concealing the actual situation.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See charade in use
The consultation became a charade when the organizers ignored every response.
The theater's fictional mystery script included a charade in which two characters staged a supposedly spontaneous discovery that they had planned together.
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