A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.
To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.
Trickery, hoaxing.
A decorative cover for a pillow.
A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
Champagne.
To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
To deceive, cheat, lie.
To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
mock
Intended to deceive; false.
counterfeit; unreal
See also Thesaurus:fake