Pretense — synonyms, definition

1. pretense (Noun) N. Amer

affectation charade cloak cover cover-up deception dissembling evasion excuse fabrication falsification feigning fraud guise make-believe mask pageant pretence pretending pretension • • •

pretense (Noun) — The act of giving a false appearance. ex. "his conformity was only pretense"

pretense (Noun) — Pretending with intention to deceive.

pretense (Noun) — Imaginative intellectual play.

pretense (Noun) — A false or unsupportable quality.

pretense (Noun) — An artful or simulated semblance. ex. "under the pretense of friendship he betrayed them"

artificiality color colour deceit deception dissembling dissimulation gloss imagery imagination imaging mental imagery misrepresentation semblance affectation affectedness appearance bluff hypocrisy lip service make-believe mannerism masquerade pose pretend pretext show stalking-horse