charade

noun

cha·rade shə-ˈrād How to pronounce charade (audio)

-ˈräd

: a word represented in riddling verse or by picture, tableau, or dramatic action (such as intrusion represented by depiction of inn, true, and shun)

charades plural : a game in which some of the players try to guess a word or phrase from the actions of another player who may not speak

: an empty or deceptive act or pretense

his concern was a charade

Example Sentences

We've grown tired of your charades. put on a convincing charade to keep her from knowing about the surprise party

Recent Examples on the Web Thus, Lee and the Hong Kong authorities have spent the past few weeks partaking in an elaborate charade to ensure that his elevation maintained a patina of legitimacy.

Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic, 8 May 2022 Assuming 12 percent losses, the Lightning could keep up this charade for about 150 hours, or just over six days, moving the equivalent of about eight times the energy stored in its 131.0-kWh extended-range pack before it would be completely drained.

Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 2 June 2022 The whole thing is a charade to ultimately undertake a severe cyberattack.

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 July 2022 Functionaries and volunteers, full of good will and exhibiting sincere devotion, are nonetheless just part of the charade.

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2022 Joanna gets almost everything she's ever wanted, but her charade hangs over her head.

Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022 And despite all the paper trails and testimonies stacked against him, the Russian president continues his charade of being a dutiful bureaucrat with a simple, middle-class lifestyle.

Mahnoor Khan, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2022 The idea that offices are necessary to ensure that workers work has been exposed as a charade by the pandemic.

Cassie Werber, Quartz, 26 May 2022 This means taking the Privileges or Immunities Clause seriously and stopping the charade of tilting at the Due Process Clause, which protects only procedural rights. . . .

Elliot Kaufman, WSJ, 25 May 2022 See More

单词	charade
释义	charade noun cha·rade shə-ˈrād -ˈräd 1 : a word represented in riddling verse or by picture, tableau, or dramatic action (such as intrusion represented by depiction of inn, true, and shun) 2 charades plural : a game in which some of the players try to guess a word or phrase from the actions of another player who may not speak 3 : an empty or deceptive act or pretense his concern was a charade Synonyms act airs disguise facade façade front guise masquerade playacting pose pretense pretence put-on semblance show See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences We've grown tired of your charades. put on a convincing charade to keep her from knowing about the surprise party Recent Examples on the Web Thus, Lee and the Hong Kong authorities have spent the past few weeks partaking in an elaborate charade to ensure that his elevation maintained a patina of legitimacy. Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic, 8 May 2022 Assuming 12 percent losses, the Lightning could keep up this charade for about 150 hours, or just over six days, moving the equivalent of about eight times the energy stored in its 131.0-kWh extended-range pack before it would be completely drained. Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 2 June 2022 The whole thing is a charade to ultimately undertake a severe cyberattack. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 July 2022 Functionaries and volunteers, full of good will and exhibiting sincere devotion, are nonetheless just part of the charade. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2022 Joanna gets almost everything she's ever wanted, but her charade hangs over her head. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022 And despite all the paper trails and testimonies stacked against him, the Russian president continues his charade of being a dutiful bureaucrat with a simple, middle-class lifestyle. Mahnoor Khan, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2022 The idea that offices are necessary to ensure that workers work has been exposed as a charade by the pandemic. Cassie Werber, Quartz, 26 May 2022 This means taking the Privileges or Immunities Clause seriously and stopping the charade of tilting at the Due Process Clause, which protects only procedural rights. . . . Elliot Kaufman, WSJ, 25 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology French, from Occitan charrado chat, from charrá to chat, chatter First Known Use 1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1 charade noun as in pretense a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive put on a convincing charade to keep her from knowing about the surprise party Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pretense facade show guise act masquerade pose disguise playacting pretence semblance façade airs front put-on cloak deception pretext performance portrayal persona duplicity appearance dissembling impersonation deceit fakery betrayal camouflage treachery dissimulation excuse image fraud affectation gloss perfidy double-dealing falseness treason guile double cross falsity faithlessness infidelity color unfaithfulness Antonyms & Near Antonyms sincerity candor frankness bluntness forthrightness directness straightforwardness naïveté outspokenness naiveté artlessness naivete candidness plainspokenness genuineness openheartedness See More
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