Synonyms and Antonyms for Pretense

Following is a list of 200 synonym words and phrases that are related to pretense:

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4 Letter Words

shamairsruseb.s.fakemime

5 Letter Words

guiseclaimphonyfeignbogusrigorsensefalseposermimicfraudfaker

6 Letter Words

excusecomedyfacadeveneerfakerynotionnicetydeceitshtickdevoidfakingvirtuepseudoposeurmockerfakeermicher

7 Letter Words

pretextcharadefeignedbravadoseemingconceithonestymockerycoynessdecencyfigleafmodestybombastmodicumscrupleblusterschtickfalsitysecrecymockingevadingdisdainsimularfeignerpersona

8 Letter Words

feigningpretenceartificeillusiondelusionnonsensescruplescynicismfripperyglibnessnicetiessubtletysnobberytrickeryshirkingpretextseschewalflimflamimpostorfakesterpresumer

9 Letter Words

signboardpretencessemblancephoninessfalsenesssillinesspompositydeceptionhypocrisygimmickryflippancytrappingsformalitysincerityabsurdityposturingproprietyduplicitydisguisesillusionspanderingeschewingfrivolitysuspicionpretendedpunctiliobetrayingrestraintsophistrypretendersimulator

10 Letter Words

pretendingpretensionsimulationcontentioncamouflagepretentionsubterfugedisguisingostensiblemoralizingpleasantryabandoningmasqueradedisdainingdishonestysemblanceslegitimacyassumptioncomplicityaccusationjocularitypretendantdissemblermountebank

11 Letter Words

dissemblingpretensionspretentionsaffectationpresumptionobjectivityacquiescingcompunctiondisinterestsmokescreenundermininginsincerityearnestnessobfuscationpretentiouscontrivancehucksterismnonchalancesuperficialtemporizingquestioningostentationinsinuationfatuousnessfalse alarmfakepreneurpious fraud

12 Letter Words

make-believedisingenuityspeciousnessindifferencecomplaisancesensiblenessacquiescenceplausibilityaffectationsmasqueradingmisdirectionimpersonatorassumed namepractitioner

13 Letter Words

artificialitydissimulationjustificationmystificationrelinquishinggrandstandingreasonabilitypatronizationprevaricationpseudopatientplaster saint

14 Letter Words

superficialityrespectabilityverisimilitudeevenhandednesssentimentality

15 Letter Words

pretentiousnessconventionalityintellectualismsuperfluousness

16 Letter Words

disingenuousnesssimplemindedness

17 Letter Words

disinterestedness

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