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
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5 Letter Words
guiseclaimphonyfeignbogusrigorsensefalseposermimicfraudfaker
6 Letter Words
excusecomedyfacadeveneerfakerynotionnicetydeceitshtickdevoidfakingvirtuepseudoposeurmockerfakeermicher
7 Letter Words
pretextcharadefeignedbravadoseemingconceithonestymockerycoynessdecencyfigleafmodestybombastmodicumscrupleblusterschtickfalsitysecrecymockingevadingdisdainsimularfeignerpersona
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8 Letter Words
feigningpretenceartificeillusiondelusionnonsensescruplescynicismfripperyglibnessnicetiessubtletysnobberytrickeryshirkingpretextseschewalflimflamimpostorfakesterpresumer
9 Letter Words
signboardpretencessemblancephoninessfalsenesssillinesspompositydeceptionhypocrisygimmickryflippancytrappingsformalitysincerityabsurdityposturingproprietyduplicitydisguisesillusionspanderingeschewingfrivolitysuspicionpretendedpunctiliobetrayingrestraintsophistrypretendersimulator
10 Letter Words
pretendingpretensionsimulationcontentioncamouflagepretentionsubterfugedisguisingostensiblemoralizingpleasantryabandoningmasqueradedisdainingdishonestysemblanceslegitimacyassumptioncomplicityaccusationjocularitypretendantdissemblermountebank
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11 Letter Words
dissemblingpretensionspretentionsaffectationpresumptionobjectivityacquiescingcompunctiondisinterestsmokescreenundermininginsincerityearnestnessobfuscationpretentiouscontrivancehucksterismnonchalancesuperficialtemporizingquestioningostentationinsinuationfatuousnessfalse alarmfakepreneurpious fraud
12 Letter Words
make-believedisingenuityspeciousnessindifferencecomplaisancesensiblenessacquiescenceplausibilityaffectationsmasqueradingmisdirectionimpersonatorassumed namepractitioner
13 Letter Words
artificialitydissimulationjustificationmystificationrelinquishinggrandstandingreasonabilitypatronizationprevaricationpseudopatientplaster saint
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14 Letter Words
superficialityrespectabilityverisimilitudeevenhandednesssentimentality
15 Letter Words
pretentiousnessconventionalityintellectualismsuperfluousness
16 Letter Words
disingenuousnesssimplemindedness
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17 Letter Words
disinterestedness
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