pretense

Meaning of pretense

noun
  1. A false or hypocritical profession
    under pretense of friendliness
  2. Intention or purpose not real but professed.
    with only a pretense of accuracy
  3. An unsupported claim made or implied.
  4. An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.

Information about pretense

Hyphenation of pretense

pre-tense

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • pretense is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

pretense synonyms

Meaning pretence:

pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning, dissembling

Meaning pretension:

pretension, pretence

Meaning guise:

guise, pretence, pretext

Meaning :

affectation, deception, escape, fiction, imitation, sham, subterfuge

Anagrams of pretense

Petersen, petersen, preteens, terpenes

Words that rhyme with pretense

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