pretense

NOUN /pri,tɛns/

8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

pretense is a valid 8-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

P3R1E1T1E1N1S1E1

3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30

MEANING

What does pretense mean?

NOUN · 5 SENSES

An artful or simulated semblance.

SYNONYMS

BROADER

GLOSS COLOR COLOUR SEMBLANCE

Pretending with intention to deceive.

SYNONYMS

DISSEMBLING FEIGNING PRETENCE

BROADER

DECEPTION MISREPRESENTATION DECEIT

NARROWER

STALKING-HORSE BLUFF HYPOCRISY LIP SERVICE PRETEXT

PRETEND PRETENTIOUS

A false or unsupportable quality.

SYNONYMS

PRETENCE PRETENSION

BROADER

ARTIFICIALITY

PRETEND

The act of giving a false appearance.

SYNONYMS

FEIGNING PRETENCE PRETENDING SIMULATION

BROADER

DECEPTION DECEIT DISSIMULATION DISSEMBLING

NARROWER

MANNERISM MASQUERADE CHARADE APPEARANCE POSE PRETEND AFFECTATION AFFECTEDNESS

PRETEND

Imaginative intellectual play.

SYNONYMS

MAKE-BELIEVE PRETENCE

BROADER

IMAGINATION MENTAL IMAGERY IMAGING IMAGERY

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Anagrams of pretense

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PRE-TEENS10 PRETEENS10 TERPENES10

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