Words Like PRETENSE

We have put together a list of words that are similar to PRETENSE.

18 Alternative Words Similar to pretense

1 Pretence Noun      Synonym Words Like Pretence
2 Pretending Noun      Synonym Words Like Pretending
3 Simulation Noun      Synonym Words Like Simulation
4 Feigning Noun      Synonym Words Like Feigning
5 Color Noun      Synonym Words Like Color
6 Colour Noun      Synonym Words Like Colour
7 Gloss Noun      Synonym Words Like Gloss
8 Assumption Noun      Synonym Words Like Assumption
9 Intention Noun      Synonym Words Like Intention
10 Design Noun      Synonym Words Like Design
11 Bluff Noun      Hyponym Words Like Bluff
12 Pose Noun      Hyponym Words Like Pose
13 Appearance Noun      Hyponym Words Like Appearance
14 Affectedness Noun      Hyponym Words Like Affectedness
15 Pretend Noun      Hyponym Words Like Pretend
16 Mannerism Noun      Hyponym Words Like Mannerism
17 Show Noun      Hyponym Words Like Show
18 Affectation Noun      Hyponym Words Like Affectation

1 examples of pretense

1 pretense of illness; under pretense of patriotism; on pretense of revenging Cæsar's death.

10 definitions of pretense

1 The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption; pretension.
2 The act of holding out, or offering, to others something false or feigned; presentation of what is deceptive or hypocritical; deception by showing what is unreal and concealing what is real; false show; simulation
3 That which is pretended; false, deceptive, or hypocritical show, argument, or reason; pretext; feint.
4 Intention; design.
5 a false or unsupportable quality
6 pretending with intention to deceive
7 imaginative intellectual play
8 the act of giving a false appearance
9 an artful or simulated semblance
10 The act of pretending; a false appearance or action intended to deceive.
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