Synonyms and Antonyms for Pretense

Following is a list of 150 synonym words and phrases that are related to pretense:

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4 Letter Words

shamairsruseb.s.

5 Letter Words

guiseclaimphonyfeignbogusrigorsense

6 Letter Words

excusecomedyfacadeveneerfakerynotionnicetydeceitshtickdevoidfaking

7 Letter Words

pretextcharadefeignedbravadoseemingconceithonestymockerycoynessdecencyfigleafmodestybombastmodicumscrupleblusterschtickfalsitysecrecymocking

8 Letter Words

feigningpretenceartificeillusiondelusionnonsensescruplescynicismfripperyglibnessnicetiessubtletysnobberytrickeryshirkingpretexts

9 Letter Words

signboardpretencessemblancephoninessfalsenesssillinesspompositydeceptionhypocrisygimmickryflippancytrappingsformalitysincerityabsurdityposturingproprietyduplicitydisguisesillusionspanderingeschewingfrivolitysuspicionpretendedpunctiliobetraying

10 Letter Words

pretendingpretensionsimulationcontentioncamouflagepretentionsubterfugedisguisingostensiblemoralizingpleasantryabandoningmasqueradedisdainingdishonestysemblanceslegitimacyassumptioncomplicityaccusation

11 Letter Words

dissemblingpretensionspretentionsaffectationpresumptionobjectivityacquiescingcompunctiondisinterestsmokescreenundermininginsincerityearnestnessobfuscationpretentiouscontrivancehucksterismnonchalancesuperficialtemporizing

12 Letter Words

make-believedisingenuityspeciousnessindifferencecomplaisancesensiblenessacquiescenceplausibilityaffectations

13 Letter Words

artificialitydissimulationjustificationmystificationrelinquishinggrandstanding

14 Letter Words

superficialityrespectabilityverisimilitudeevenhandednesssentimentality

15 Letter Words

pretentiousnessconventionalityintellectualism

16 Letter Words

disingenuousness

17 Letter Words

disinterestedness

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