airs

NOUN

affectation; pretended behavior

Synonyms

STRONG

affectedness arrogance front haughtiness hauteur mannerism ostentation pomposity pose pretense pretension pretentiousness put on show superciliousness

WEAK

false front

Antonyms

STRONG

honesty humility meekness reality truth

WEAK

personality realness truthfulness

Example Sentences

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“The Faithful: Women of the Bible” airs at 8 p.m.

From Salon

Schilling first joined Mafs in her home country of Australia and later on the UK version of the show, which airs on E4.

From BBC

“SNL U.K.” airs on TV network Sky and a sibling streaming service.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are no plans for the show to return after the newest season of I Kissed A Girl airs on BBC Three, the BBC statement added.

From BBC

“Saturday Night Live” airs at 8:30 p.m.

From Salon