How to pronounce "pretense"

• "pretense" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "pretense"

Noun

the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"

Synonyms:

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• pretence
• pretending
• simulation
• feigning

Noun

pretending with intention to deceive

Synonyms:

• pretense
• pretence
• feigning
• dissembling

Noun

imaginative intellectual play

Synonyms:

• pretense
• pretence
• make-believe

Noun

a false or unsupportable quality

Synonyms:

• pretension
• pretense
• pretence

Noun

an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

Synonyms:

• guise
• pretense
• pretence
• pretext