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Definition of Pretence
1. Noun. A false or unsupportable quality.
2. Noun. An artful or simulated semblance. "Under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
3. Noun. Pretending with intention to deceive.
Exact synonyms: Dissembling, Feigning, Pretense
Generic synonyms: Deceit, Deception, Misrepresentation
Specialized synonyms: Bluff, Pretext, Stalking-horse, Hypocrisy, Lip Service
Derivative terms: Dissemble, Feign, Pretend, Pretentious
Generic synonyms: Deceit, Deception, Misrepresentation
Specialized synonyms: Bluff, Pretext, Stalking-horse, Hypocrisy, Lip Service
Derivative terms: Dissemble, Feign, Pretend, Pretentious
4. Noun. Imaginative intellectual play.
Exact synonyms: Make-believe, Pretense
Generic synonyms: Imagery, Imagination, Imaging, Mental Imagery
Derivative terms: Make-believe
Generic synonyms: Imagery, Imagination, Imaging, Mental Imagery
Derivative terms: Make-believe
5. Noun. The act of giving a false appearance. "His conformity was only pretending"
Exact synonyms: Feigning, Pretending, Pretense, Simulation
Generic synonyms: Deceit, Deception, Dissembling, Dissimulation
Specialized synonyms: Appearance, Show, Make-believe, Pretend, Affectation, Affectedness, Mannerism, Pose, Masquerade
Derivative terms: Feign, Pretend, Pretend, Simulate
Generic synonyms: Deceit, Deception, Dissembling, Dissimulation
Specialized synonyms: Appearance, Show, Make-believe, Pretend, Affectation, Affectedness, Mannerism, Pose, Masquerade
Derivative terms: Feign, Pretend, Pretend, Simulate
Definition of Pretence
1. n. See Pretense, Pretenseful, Pretenseless.
Definition of Pretence
1. pretense [n -S] - See also: pretense
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pretence
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