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pretence

noun

1 pretence

A false or unsupportable quality.

synonyms: pretense, pretension.

2 pretence

An artful or simulated semblance.

synonyms: guise, pretense, pretext.

Dutch: mom, voorkomen, uiterlijk, dekmantel, pretext, schijngrond, schijnreden, smoes, voorwendsel

3 pretence

Pretending with intention to deceive.

synonyms: dissembling, feigning, pretense.

4 pretence

Imaginative intellectual play.

synonyms: make-believe, pretense.

5 pretence

The act of giving a false appearance.

synonyms: feigning, pretending, pretense, simulation.

Polish: symulanctwo, pozoracja, pozoranctwo, symulacja


Moby thesaurus: airs, appearance, artifice, blind, camouflage, cloak, cover, cover-up, deception, disguise, display, dodge, excuse, fable, fabrication, facade, fairy tale, fakery, faking, falsification ... show more.

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