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Definition of Pretense
1. Noun. The act of giving a false appearance. "His conformity was only pretending"
Exact synonyms: Feigning, Pretence, Pretending, 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
2. Noun. Pretending with intention to deceive.
Exact synonyms: Dissembling, Feigning, Pretence
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
3. Noun. Imaginative intellectual play.
Exact synonyms: Make-believe, Pretence
Generic synonyms: Imagery, Imagination, Imaging, Mental Imagery
Derivative terms: Make-believe
Generic synonyms: Imagery, Imagination, Imaging, Mental Imagery
Derivative terms: Make-believe
4. Noun. A false or unsupportable quality.
5. Noun. An artful or simulated semblance. "Under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
Definition of Pretense
1. n. The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption; pretension.
Definition of Pretense
1. Noun. (American English) A false or hypocritical profession, as, under ''pretense'' of friendliness. ¹
2. Noun. Intention or purpose not real but professed. ¹
3. Noun. An unsupported claim made or implied. ¹
4. Noun. An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pretense
1. the act of pretending [n -S]
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