pretense
/pritˈɛns/
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Definitions
Noun
the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"
Noun
pretending with intention to deceive
Noun
imaginative intellectual play
Noun
a false or unsupportable quality
Noun
an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
Synonyms
More General Terms
artificiality
color
colour
deceit
deception
dissembling
dissimulation
gloss
imagery
imagination
imaging
mental imagery
misrepresentation
semblance
More Specific Terms
affectation
affectedness
appearance
bluff
hypocrisy
lip service
make-believe
mannerism
masquerade
pose
pretend
pretext
show
stalking-horse