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Pretense

//ˈpɹiːtɛns//

Synonyms for "pretense" (169 found)

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General use (150)

Adj, adv, intj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Noun(70 words)

device authority act sham representation imitation pretext semblance appearance guise prescription simulacrum affectation subterfuge delusion deception facade pretension ostentation stratagem

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Noun, verb(27 words)

interest gloss image mask demand claim pose posture excuse fraud disguise veil cloak pretension pageant refuge charade pretext airs alibi

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playacting bluffing feigning faking dissembling attitudinizing ostent

Name, noun, verb(3 words)

screen reason guise

Verb(4 words)

put on cover up four-flushing putting on airs

Adj, noun, verb(6 words)

fake coloring seeming feint acting cheating

Name, noun(1 words)

Adj, adv, name, noun(1 words)

Adj, verb(1 words)

Adv, intj, noun, verb(1 words)

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the big idea the idea the whatfor the wherefore the why underlying reason reason for lofty affectations

Adj, noun(2 words)

prerogative make-believe

Adv, conj, noun(1 words)

Proper Noun(1 words)

Informal (19)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(4 words)

color trick gilt posing

Name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, phrase, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, verb, slang(3 words)

handle varnish masquerade

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Intj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Noun, slang(1 words)

Adv, noun, slang(1 words)

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