Words Like PRETENSE
We have put together a list of words that are similar to PRETENSE.
18 Alternative Words Similar to pretense
1 examples of pretense
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pretense of illness; under pretense of patriotism; on pretense of revenging Cæsar's death.
10 definitions of pretense
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The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption; pretension.
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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
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That which is pretended; false, deceptive, or hypocritical show, argument, or reason; pretext; feint.
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a false or unsupportable quality
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pretending with intention to deceive
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imaginative intellectual play
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the act of giving a false appearance
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an artful or simulated semblance
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The act of pretending; a false appearance or action intended to deceive.