PRETENSE
Scrabble letter values: P3R1E1T1E1N1S1E1 = 10
Definition
- noun the act of giving a false appearance. — synonyms: pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
- noun pretending with intention to deceive. — synonyms: pretence, feigning, dissembling
- noun imaginative intellectual play. — synonyms: pretence, make-believe
- noun a false or unsupportable quality. — synonyms: pretension, pretence
- noun an artful or simulated semblance. — synonyms: guise, pretence, pretext
Examples
- “his conformity was only pretending”
- “under the guise of friendship he betrayed them”
- “under pretense of friendliness”