PRETENCE

/ˈpɹiːtɛns/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 15

Scrabble letter values: P3R1E1T1E1N1C3E1 = 12

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

Examples

  • “under the guise of friendship he betrayed them”
  • “his conformity was only pretending”

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