PRETENCE

Definition

1. noun a false or unsupportable quality. — synonyms: pretension, pretense
2. noun an artful or simulated semblance. — synonyms: guise, pretense, pretext
3. noun pretending with intention to deceive. — synonyms: pretense, feigning, dissembling
4. noun imaginative intellectual play. — synonyms: pretense, make-believe
5. noun the act of giving a false appearance. — synonyms: pretense, pretending, simulation, feigning