Feedback
Pretense
Your browser does not support the audio element.
Meaning
Noun
●
In American English:
A
false
or
hypocritical
profession
●
Intention or
purpose
not
real
but professed.
●
An
unsupported
claim
made or implied.
●
An
insincere
attempt
to
reach
a specific
condition
or quality.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
pretense
English
pretensse
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
prætensus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Fiction
Imitation
Pretext
Sham
Subterfuge
Pretence
PræTense
Excuse
Disguise
Appearance
Act
False Pretense
Related
Guise
Facade
Notion
Presumption
Delusion
Expectation
Illusion
Veneer
Suspicion
Auspice
Assumption
Semblance
Charade
Premise
Insinuation
Thought
Supposition
Conceit
Sense
Idea
Fear
Justification
Figleaf
Feeling
Belief
Sign
Argument
Conviction
Doubt
Desire
Myth
Rationalization
Hint
Intimation
Temptation
Possibility
Promise
Accusation
Confession
Claim
Revelation
Sort
Story
Hopes
Hope
Fig Leaf
More
Join 10 million students and professionals writing 70% faster at QuillBot.com
Start writing better
