He made a pretense of knowing my father.
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Pretense
/ˈpɹiːtɛns/
Synonyms for "pretense" (208 found)
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Closest matches (42)
Noun(16 words)
pretextfeigningshamsimulationactactingaffectation denotes deception for the sake of escape from punishmentalibian awkward situationarrogationartificebluffnessbullshitcamouflagecharadescontrivances
Adjective(1 words)
affected state
Strong matches (62)
Noun(21 words)
coynesscozenagecrocodiledeceptiondisguisesdisguisingdissemblingdodgesexcusefacadefacadesfakeryfalse pretensefarcefatuousnessfeintsfictionflopsguiseguises
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Adjective(1 words)
fainting spell
Related words (104)
hypocrisyideaimageimpostureinalienable rightinsincerityinterestlame excuselocus standiloftinesslofty affectationsmake-believemannerismmaskmasquerademere showmeretriciousnessnatural rightostensible motiveostent
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ostentationostentatiousnessoutward showpageantplayactingpoor excuseposeposingposturepowerprerogativeprescriptionpresumptive rightpretensionpretentiousnesspretextproper claimproperty rightprotestationprunes and prismspublic imagepublic motiveput offput onput-offput-onputting on airsrational groundrationalereasonreason forreason whyrefugerepresentationrightscreenseemingsemblanceshamshowsimulacrumsimulationsmoke screenspeciousnessstalking horsestalking-horsestated causestratagemstylishnesssubterfugethe big ideathe ideathe whatforthe whereforethe whytitletrickunderlying reasonunnaturalnessvarnishveilvested interestvested rightwhat forwhereforewhywindow dressing
Noun(16 words)
Preposition(1 words)
on the surface
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7 entriesCollocations
6 entriesfalse pretensefeigned pretensepretense of expertisepretense of knowledgeunder false pretenseunder pretense
Inflections
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4 entriesSample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Let's drop the pretense.
Source: tatoeba (10904935)
Mere pretense won't do.
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He says the accusation was just a pretense to grab his land, and he thinks the communal violence has everything to do with his ethnicity.
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