Pretense

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 pretending or feigning; make-believe 1.2 a false show of something 1.3 a piece of make-believe. 1.4 the act of pretending or alleging falsely. 1.5 a false allegation or justification 1.6 insincere or false profession 1.7 the putting forth of an unwarranted claim. 1.8 the claim itself. 1.9 any allegation or claim 1.10 pretension (usually fol. by to ) 1.11 pretentiousness. 2 Antonyms 2.1 noun 3 Synonyms 3.1 noun

Noun

pretending or feigning; make-believe

My sleepiness was all pretense.

a false show of something

a pretense of friendship.

a piece of make-believe.

the act of pretending or alleging falsely.

a false allegation or justification

He excused himself from the lunch on a pretense of urgent business.

insincere or false profession

His pious words were mere pretense.

the putting forth of an unwarranted claim.

the claim itself.

any allegation or claim

to obtain money under false pretenses.

pretension (usually fol. by to )

destitute of any pretense to wit.

pretentiousness.

Antonyms

noun

honesty , openness , reality , truth

Synonyms

noun

act , acting , affectation , appearance , artifice , charade , claim , cloak , deceit , deception , display , dissimulation , double-dealing * , dumb act , evasion , excuse , fabrication , facade , fakery , faking , falsification , feigning , gag , guise , insincerity , invention , make-believe , mask , masquerade , misrepresentation , misstatement , ostentation , posing , posturing , pretentiousness , pretext , routine , ruse , schtick , semblance , sham * , shuffling , simulation , stall , stunt , subterfuge , trickery , veil , veneer , wile , disguise , dissemblance , sham , show , affectedness , air , mannerism , pose , pretension , color , coloring , cover , disguisement , face , false colors , front , gloss , window-dressing , title , assumption , brazenness , fake , false front , falsehood , feint , fiction , flam , fraud , guile , humbug , hypocrisy , imagined , occasion , smugness , trick