You've got a lot of nerve bringing me here under false pretenses.
Source: tatoeba (874571)
Pretenses
Synonyms for "pretenses" (9 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (3)
Related words (4)
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More general
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7 entriesfalse alibifalse justificationfalse virtuefeigned emotionfeigned hospitalitypolite affectationpublic persona
Collocations
6 entriesfalse pretenseskeep up pretensesmaintain pretensesmoral pretensesunder false pretensesunder pretenses
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
We just saw his pretenses of moderate politics fall to pieces.
Source: tatoeba (8578953)
That agreement was signed under false pretenses.
Source: tatoeba (12127836)