PRETENSE

Definition

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