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Showing words for PRETENSE using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Pretense

petersen, preteens, pretense, terpenes

7 Letter Words for Pretense

ensteep, entrees, estrepe, penster, preseen, present, preteen, repents, resteep, retenes, serpent, steepen, steeper, strepen, teeners, terpene

6 Letter Words for Pretense

ensete, enters, entree, entrep, ernest, eterne, nepers, nester, penest, pensee, perten, pester, peters, petres, preens, prents, presee, preset, rentee, rentes, repent, reseen, resene, resent, restep, retene, serene, sprent, streen, streep, strene, teener, teenes, tenser, tepees, ternes, terpen, treens

5 Letter Words for Pretense

eeten, enets, enter, entre, epees, erept, ernes, esere, ester, estre, etens, neeps, neese, neper, nerts, neter, netes, peens, peers, peert, pense, pents, peres, perns, perse, perst, perts, peste, peter, petre, preen, prees, prent, reens, reese, reest, renet, rente, rents, repen, resee, reset, retes, sente, sneer, snerp, speen, speer, spent, spete, spree, spret, steen, steep, steer, stere, stern, strep, teene, teens, teers, tenes, tense, tepee, terne, terns, terse, treen, trees, tsere

4 Letter Words for Pretense

enes, ense, entr, epee, eres, erne, erns, erse, erst, esne, eten, neep, neer, neet, neps, nese, nest, nete, nets, peen, peer, pees, pene, pens, pent, pere, pern, pers, pert, pest, pete, pets, pree, pres, pret, reen, rees, reet, rent, reps, rept, resp, rest, rete, rets, seen, seep, seer, sene, sent, sepn, sept, sere, sert, snee, spet, sten, step, ster, stre, teen, teer, tees, tene, tens, tepe, tern, terp, tree, tres

3 Letter Words for Pretense

een, eer, ene, ens, ere, ern, ers, ert, ese, esp, esr, est, nee, nep, net, pee, pen, per, pes, pet, pre, prn, prs, pst, pte, pts, ree, rep, res, rps, rpt, rte, see, sen, sep, ser, set, spt, str, tee, ten, ter, tes, tps, trp, trs, tsp

Definitions for Pretense

[1] pretending or feigning; make-believe: My sleepiness was all pretense.
[2] a false show of something: a pretense of friendship.
[3] a piece of make-believe.
[4] the act of pretending or alleging falsely.
[5] a false allegation or justification: He excused himself from the lunch on a pretense of urgent business.
[6] insincere or false profession: His pious words were mere pretense.
[7] the putting forth of an unwarranted claim.
[8] the claim itself.
[9] any allegation or claim: to obtain money under false pretenses.
[10] pretension (usually followed by to ): destitute of any pretense to wit.
[11] pretentiousness.

Words related to Pretense

charade, pretext, semblance, cloak, veneer, claim, mask, gag, invention, artifice, facade, affectation, ruse, double-dealing, deception, trickery, evasion, acting, routine, sham

Words nearby Pretense

preteen, pretence, pretend, pretended, pretender, pretense, pretension, pretensive, pretentious, preter-, preterhuman

Origin of Pretense

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Anglo-French, from unattested Medieval Latin praetēnsa, noun use of feminine of praetēnsus, past participle (replacing Latin praetentus ) of praetendere “to put forward, stretch forth, pretend”; see origin at pretend

Words that may be confused with Pretense

pretense, pretext

Other words from Pretense

pre·tense·ful , adjective
pre·tense·less , adjective

Synonyms for Pretense

charade, cloak, pretext, semblance, veneer, act, acting, affectation, appearance, artifice, claim, deceit, deception, display, dissimulation, double-dealing, evasion, excuse, fabrication, facade, fakery, falsification, feigning, gag, guise, insincerity, invention, make-believe, mask, masquerade, misrepresentation, misstatement, ostentation, posing, posturing, pretentiousness, routine, ruse, schtick, sham, shuffling, simulation, stall, stunt, subterfuge, trickery, veil, wile, dumb act, faking