pretence - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of giving a false appearance

Synonyms

• feigning
• pretence
• pretending
• pretense
• simulation

More generic

• deceit
• deception
• dissembling
• dissimulation

More specific

• affectation
• affectedness
• appearance
• charade
• make-believe
• mannerism
• masquerade
• pose
• pretend
• show

Noun

an artful or simulated semblance

Synonyms

• guise
• pretence
• pretense
• pretext

More generic

• color
• colour
• gloss
• semblance

Noun

a false or unsupportable quality

Synonyms

• pretence
• pretense
• pretension

More generic

• artificiality

Noun

imaginative intellectual play

Synonyms

• make-believe
• pretence
• pretense

More generic

• imagery
• imagination
• imaging
• mental imagery

Noun

pretending with intention to deceive

Synonyms

• dissembling
• feigning
• pretence
• pretense

More generic

• deceit
• deception
• misrepresentation

More specific

• bluff
• hypocrisy
• lip service
• pretext
• stalking-horse

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