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pre·tence P0546400 (prē′tĕns′, prĭ-tĕns′)n. Chiefly British Variant of pretense.pretence (prɪˈtɛns) or pretensen1. the act of pretending2. a false display; affectation3. a claim, esp a false one, to a right, title, or distinction4. make-believe or feigning5. a false claim or allegation; pretext6. a less common word for pretension3Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pretence - a false or unsupportable qualitypretension, pretenseartificiality - the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally | | 2. |  pretence - an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"guise, pretext, pretensesemblance, gloss, color, colour - an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color" | | 3. | pretence - pretending with intention to deceivedissembling, feigning, pretensedeception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehoodbluff - pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"pretext, stalking-horse - something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reasonhypocrisy, lip service - an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction | | 4. |  pretence - imaginative intellectual play make-believe, pretenseimagery, imaging, mental imagery, imagination - the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination" | | 5. |  pretence - the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"pretending, pretense, feigning, simulationdissimulation, deception, dissembling, deceit - the act of deceivingshow, appearance - pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"pretend, make-believe - the enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend"affectation, affectedness, mannerism, pose - a deliberate pretense or exaggerated displaymasquerade - making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth" |
pretencenoun1. deception, invention, sham, fabrication, acting, faking, simulation, deceit, feigning, charade, make-believe, trickery, falsehood, subterfuge, fakery struggling to keep up the pretence that all was well
deception honesty, openness, candour, frankness, ingenuousness2. show, posturing, artifice, affectation, display, appearance, posing, façade, veneer, pretentiousness, hokum (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.) She was completely without guile or pretence.
show fact, reality, actuality3. pretext, claim, excuse, show, cover, mask, veil, cloak, guise, façade, masquerade, semblance, ruse, garb, wile He claimed the police beat him up under the pretence that he was resisting arrest.4. claim, profession, aspiration We have never made any pretence to be faithful to each other.Translationspretend (priˈtend) verb1. to make believe that something is true, in play. Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry – he was only pretending. 使信以為真，假裝 使信以为真，假装 2. to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive. He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand. 假裝 假装preˈtence , (American) preˈtense (-s) noun (an) act of pretending. Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car. 假裝 假装false pretences acts or behaviour intended to deceive. He got the money under false pretences. 詐欺(手段) 欺诈（手段）
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under false pretensesWith a false impression created through intentional misrepresentation. I'm afraid you were brought here under false pretenses. I'm not your long-lost brother. You may not have lied directly, but you sold him those paintings under false pretenses—he thinks they're originals!See also: false, pretenseby false pretensesBy or under a false impression created through intentional misrepresentation. I'm afraid you were brought here by false pretenses. I'm not your long-lost brother. You may not have lied directly, but you sold him those paintings by false pretenses—he thinks they're originals!See also: by, false, pretenseon false pretensesBy or under a false impression created through intentional misrepresentation. I'm afraid you were brought here on false pretenses. I'm not your long-lost brother. You may not have lied directly, but you sold him those paintings on false pretenses—he thinks they're originals!See also: false, on, pretenseby/on/under false preˈtences (British English) (American English by/on/under false ˈpretenses) by lying about your identity, qualifications, financial or social position, etc: She was sent to prison for six months for obtaining money under false pretences. ♢ He got me there under false pretences. He told me he wanted to discuss a business deal, but when I got there, it was a surprise birthday party.See also: by, false, on, pretencepretence
Related to pretence: false pretenceSynonyms for pretencenoun deceptionSynonyms- deception
- invention
- sham
- fabrication
- acting
- faking
- simulation
- deceit
- feigning
- charade
- make-believe
- trickery
- falsehood
- subterfuge
- fakery
Antonyms- honesty
- openness
- candour
- frankness
- ingenuousness
noun showSynonyms- show
- posturing
- artifice
- affectation
- display
- appearance
- posing
- façade
- veneer
- pretentiousness
- hokum
Antonymsnoun pretextSynonyms- pretext
- claim
- excuse
- show
- cover
- mask
- veil
- cloak
- guise
- façade
- masquerade
- semblance
- ruse
- garb
- wile
noun claimSynonyms- claim
- profession
- aspiration
Synonyms for pretencenoun a false or unsupportable qualitySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun an artful or simulated semblanceSynonymsRelated Words- semblance
- gloss
- color
- colour
noun pretending with intention to deceiveSynonyms- dissembling
- feigning
- pretense
Related Words- deception
- misrepresentation
- deceit
- bluff
- pretext
- stalking-horse
- hypocrisy
- lip service
noun imaginative intellectual playSynonymsRelated Words- imagery
- imaging
- mental imagery
- imagination
noun the act of giving a false appearanceSynonyms- pretending
- pretense
- feigning
- simulation
Related Words- dissimulation
- deception
- dissembling
- deceit
- show
- appearance
- pretend
- make-believe
- affectation
- affectedness
- mannerism
- pose
- masquerade
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