pretence

Meaning

British standard spelling of pretense.

Synonyms

pretense
23k
pretext
C2
excuse
A1
dissimulation
trick
B1
feigning
40k
hypocrisy
C2
deceit
C2
simulation
C2
make-believe
C2
pretense
23k
show
A1
deception
C1
pretending
B2
pretension
feint
45k
affectation
humbug
25k
dissembling
fraud
B2
guise
C2
act
A2
lie
A2
masquerade
C2
sham
C2
artifice
disguise
C1
stratagem
49k
plea
C1
appearances
C1
craft
C1
wile
39k
cunning
C1
imitation
C2
impersonation
29k
imposition
29k
imposture

snidery

makebelieve
make believe
bragging
C2
malingering

false appearance

mimicry
ostentation
pageant
C1
parade
B2

plausibility

pose
C1
practice
B1
Translations

prétention
aanmatiging
fingimiento
Vorwand
pretensión
pretexto

onbescheidenheid

prétexte
apariencia

προσποίηση

Verstellung
simulation
voorwendsel

تظاهُر

fingiment

Frequency

30k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɹiːtɛns/

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