Meaning & Definition of Pretense in English
English⟶
Pretense
/pritɛns/
noun
1. The act of giving a false appearance
- "His conformity was only pretending"
synonym:
- pretense,
- pretence,
- pretending,
- simulation,
- feigning
2. Pretending with intention to deceive
synonym:
- pretense,
- pretence,
- feigning,
- dissembling
3. Imaginative intellectual play
synonym:
- pretense,
- pretence,
- make-believe
4. A false or unsupportable quality
synonym:
- pretension,
- pretense,
- pretence
5. An artful or simulated semblance
- "Under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
synonym:
- guise,
- pretense,
- pretence,
- pretext