bluff
bluff/bləf/
noun
an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something.
"the offer was denounced as a bluff"
synonyms: deception, subterfuge, pretense, sham, fake, show, deceit, false show, idle boast, feint, delusion, hoax, fraud, masquerade, charade, trick, stratagem, ruse, maneuver, scheme, artifice, machination, humbug, bluster, bombast, bragging, codology, put-on, put-up job, kidology
verb
try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions.
"he's been bluffing all along"
synonyms: pretend, sham, fake, feign, put on an act, put it on, lie, hoax, pose, posture, masquerade, dissemble, dissimulate, kid, deceive, delude, mislead, trick, fool, hoodwink, dupe, take in, beguile, humbug, bamboozle, gull, cheat, con, put one over on, have on, cozen, bullshit
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bluff, blunt, brusque, curt, crusty, gruff mean abrupt and unceremonious in speech and manner. bluff connotes good-natured outspokenness and unconventionality.
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to mislead someone by presenting a bold, strong, or self-confident front: They threatened to sue, but they were only bluffing.