pretence (Meaning)
pretence (n)
a false or unsupportable quality
an artful or simulated semblance
pretending with intention to deceive
imaginative intellectual play
the act of giving a false appearance
Synonyms & Antonyms of pretence
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- affectedness
- vanity
- grandiosity
- superiority
- rudeness
- inflation
- disdain
- pretentiousness
- confidence
- arrogance
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- self-importance
- snobbishness
- imperiousness
- lordliness
- glitz
- complacency
- braggadocio
- vaingloriousness
- pompousness
- mummery
- gaudiness
- ostentatiousness
- self-satisfaction
- aggressiveness
- bumptiousness
- presumption
- flashiness
- self-assertion
- haughtiness
- presumptuousness
- hauteur
- superciliousness
- showiness
- show
- boastfulness
- audaciousness
- conceit
- flamboyance
- self-assumption
- garishness
- cockiness
- sureness
- self-consequence
- egotism
- self-conceit
- forwardness
- pride
- self-glorification
- snobbery
- smugness
- insolence
- grandiloquence
- self-assurance
- assertiveness
- impudence
- ostentation
- vainglory
- self-aggrandizement
- cheekiness
- vainness
- self-confidence
- boldness
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
pretence Sentence Examples
- She put on a pretense of confidence, but her trembling hands betrayed her fear.
- The politician's pretense of humility concealed his true ambition.
- Under the pretense of helping, he was actually manipulating her for his own gain.
- The child used the pretense of being sick to avoid going to school.
- The couple maintained a pretense of happiness for the sake of their children.
- The businessman's pretense of wealth was exposed when his financial records were revealed.
- The pretense of being a friend was merely a ruse to gather information.
- The teacher saw through the student's pretense of understanding and knew she needed more help.
- The actor's pretense of being a real-life hero was shattered when his true identity was revealed.
- Under the pretense of a donation, the scammer was actually stealing money from unsuspecting victims.
FAQs About the word pretence
a false or unsupportable quality, an artful or simulated semblance, pretending with intention to deceive, imaginative intellectual play, the act of giving a fal
pretension,affectation, affectedness, vanity, grandiosity, superiority, rudeness,inflation, disdain, pretentiousness
humbleness, modesty, modesty, humbleness, meekness, demureness, demureness,humility, meekness, humility
She put on a pretense of confidence, but her trembling hands betrayed her fear.
The politician's pretense of humility concealed his true ambition.
Under the pretense of helping, he was actually manipulating her for his own gain.
The child used the pretense of being sick to avoid going to school.
