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Showing words for PRETENSION using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Pretension

interpones, pretension

9 Letter Words for Pretension

entropies, interpone, interpose, isentrope, nestorine, penistone, pensioner, peritenon, perniones, pinnotere, preintone, repension, serpentin, spinneret, tensioner

8 Letter Words for Pretension

enprints, enterons, epitenon, ereption, intenser, intoners, isoprene, oneriest, pensione, peronnei, pioneers, poetries, pointers, ponerine, porniest, proteins, protense, repoints, ripstone, serotine, tenoners, ternions, tropeine, tropines

7 Letter Words for Pretension

enprint, enripen, ensient, enstore, enteron, entires, entoire, entries, erepsin, erinose, estrone, inepter, insteep, instore, intense, interns, intoner, intones, introns, isotere, neopine, nerines, nerites, nesiote, nipters, nispero, norites, noterse, openers, openest, opiners, orients, orpines, penners, pennies, pension, penster, pentine, pentise, pentose, peonies, pereion, periost, pernine, peronei, perones, pestier, petrine, pietose, pinenes, pinners, pinnets, pioneer, pioners, pointer, pointes, poister, ponties, pontine, poriest, posteen, postern, poteens, prenote, present, pretone, proines, pronest, prostie, protein, pterins, pterion, pterois, rennets, reopens, repents, repines, repoint, repones, reposit, respite, retines, riposte, ropiest, roseine, sennite, sentine, septier, serpent, sertion, sinoper, sperone, spinner, spinnet, stenion, sterope, stonern, stonier, storeen, strepen, tenners, tennies, tenoner, tenpins, tension, ternion, terpine, tersion, tinners, tonners, tornese, tornesi, trenise, trienes, triones, tropein, tropine, tropins

6 Letter Words for Pretension

enoint, enters, entier, enties, entire, entone, entrep, eosine, epirot, epoist, eprise, ernest, eserin, espier, espino, esprit, estrin, inerts, inners, innest, inport, inseer, insert, instep, instop, intens, intern, inters, intone, intron, intros, irones, neiper, nenets, nentsi, nepers, nepits, nepote, nereis, nerine, nerite, nester, nestor, netops, nipter, niters, nitons, nitros, noints, noires, nonets, norite, nosier, nosine, nosite, noster, noters, onsite, opener, opiner, opines, opters, orient, orites, orpine, orpins, ostein, peiser, penest, penies, penner, pennes, pennet, pennis, peones, pereon, perine, perite, pernio, pernis, perone, persio, person, perten, pester, peters, petres, petrie, pierst, pieton, pinene, pinner, pinnet, pinons, pinots, pinson, pintos, pioner, pisote, piston, pitons, poesie, pointe, points, poiser, ponent, ponier, ponies, pontee, pontes, pontie, pontin, porite, posier, posnet, poster, postie, postin, poteen, potins, potsie, preens, prents, preset, presto, priest, prinos, prints, prions, prison, proine, proins, prones, prosit, protei, pterin, pteris, pteron, renies, renins, rennes, rennet, renone, rentes, reopen, repent, repine, repins, repone, repose, repost, repots, resent, resite, respin, respot, restep, reties, retine, ripens, ripest, rontes, seiner, seiren, seiten, senior, sennet, sennit, sepion, sepone, serein, sereno, serine, setier, sinner, sinnet, sinter, sirene, sitrep, sniper, soiree, soneri, sonnet, sopite, sorite, sortie, speron, spinet, spinor, spinto, sprent, sprint, sprite, stereo, sterin, stonen, stoner, stonne, stopen, stoper, streen, streep, strene, strine, stripe, strone, tenner, tennes, tennis, tennos, tenons, tenore, tenors, tenpin, tenser, tenson, tensor, ternes, terpen, terpin, tinner, tipree, tiroes, toeier, toners, tonier, tonies, tonner, tonnes, topees, topers, treens, triene, triens, trines, triops, triose, tripes, tripos, trones, tropes, tropin

5 Letter Words for Pretension

enent, enets, enorn, enter, entre, entsi, eosin, epist, epris, erept, ernes, erose, ester, estop, estre, estro, etens, inept, inert, inner, innet, inone, insee, insep, inset, instr, inter, intro, iortn, irene, ireos, irone, irons, isere, isort, iters, neeps, neist, nenes, neons, neper, nepit, nerts, neter, netes, netop, niner, nines, ninos, niter, niton, nitos, nitro, noint, noire, noirs, noise, nones, nonet, nopes, norie, noris, norit, norse, noser, noter, notes, oenin, oints, oners, onset, opens, opine, opsin, opter, ornes, ornis, orpin, orpit, osier, peens, peers, peert, peine, penie, penis, penne, penni, pense, pents, peons, peres, peris, perit, perns, perse, perst, perts, peste, pesto, peter, petos, petre, petri, petro, piers, piert, piest, piets, piner, pines, pinon, pinot, pinte, pinto, pints, pions, pirns, pirot, piste, piton, poets, point, poire, poise, pones, ponts, pores, poret, porns, porte, ports, poser, posit, poter, potes, potin, preen, prees, prent, pries, prine, print, prion, proin, prone, prose, prost, prote, psion, reens, reest, reins, reist, renet, renin, renne, rente, rents, repen, repin, repos, repot, reset, resin, resit, retes, retie, retin, retip, rines, rinse, riots, ripen, ripes, risen, rites, roins, roist, rones, ronin, ronne, ronte, ronts, ropes, roset, rosin, rosit, rosti, rotes, rotis, seine, senit, senor, sente, senti, serin, serio, seron, seton, sient, sinon, siper, siren, sirop, sneer, snerp, snipe, snirt, snite, snore, snort, sonne, soree, sotie, speen, speer, speir, spent, spete, spier, spine, spire, spiro, spite, spore, sport, spree, spret, sprit, sprot, steen, steep, steer, stein, steno, stere, steri, stern, stero, stine, stion, stipe, stipo, stire, stirp, stoep, stone, stonn, stope, store, strep, strip, strop, teens, teers, teise, tenes, tenio, tenne, tenno, tenon, tenor, tense, tenso, tepor, terne, terns, terse, tiens, tiers, tines, tires, toise, toner, tones, tonne, topee, toper, topes, tores, torse, treen, trees, tries, trine, trins, trios, tripe, trips, trois, trone, trons, trope, tsere, tsine

4 Letter Words for Pretension

eine, eire, enes, ense, ento, entr, eons, epit, epos, eres, erie, erin, eris, erne, erns, eros, erse, erst, esne, esop, eten, eton, inne, inns, inro, insp, inst, into, intr, ions, ipse, ipso, ires, iron, irpe, isnt, iter, neep, neer, neet, nein, nene, neon, neps, nese, nest, nete, neti, nets, nies, nine, nips, nist, nito, nits, noes, noir, none, nope, nore, nori, norn, nose, note, nots, oint, oner, ones, onst, open, opes, opts, ores, orts, otis, peen, peer, pees, pene, peni, pens, pent, peon, pere, peri, pern, pers, pert, peso, pest, pete, peto, pets, pien, pier, pies, piet, pine, pino, pins, pint, pion, pirn, pirs, pise, piso, pist, pits, poet, pois, pone, pons, pont, pore, porn, port, pose, post, pote, poti, pots, pree, pres, pret, prie, prin, prio, pron, pros, reen, rees, reet, rein, reit, renn, reno, rent, repo, reps, rept, resp, rest, rete, rets, ries, rine, rins, riot, ripe, rips, ript, rise, risp, rist, rite, rits, roes, roin, roit, rone, ront, rope, rose, rost, rote, roti, rots, seen, seep, seer, seir, seit, sene, sent, seor, sepn, sept, sere, sero, sert, sien, sier, sine, sion, sipe, sire, site, snee, snip, snit, snop, snot, soir, sone, sope, sore, sori, sorn, sort, spet, spie, spin, spit, spor, spot, sten, step, ster, stie, stir, stop, stor, stre, teen, teer, tees, tene, tens, tepe, tern, terp, tien, tier, ties, tine, tins, tipe, tips, tire, toes, tone, tonn, tons, tope, topi, tops, tore, tori, torn, tors, tose, tree, tres, trie, trin, trio, trip, tron, trop

3 Letter Words for Pretension

een, eer, eir, ene, ens, eon, eos, epi, ere, ern, ers, ert, ese, esp, esr, est, inn, ins, int, ion, ios, ipo, ipr, ips, ire, irs, ise, isn, iso, ist, its, nee, nei, neo, nep, net, nie, nip, nis, nit, nne, non, nor, nos, not, oer, oes, oie, ois, one, oni, ons, ont, ope, ops, opt, ore, ors, ort, ose, osi, pee, pen, per, pes, pet, pie, pin, pir, pis, pit, poi, pon, por, pos, pot, pre, prn, pro, prs, psi, pst, pte, pts, ree, rei, rep, res, rie, rin, rio, rip, rit, roe, roi, ron, ros, rot, rps, rpt, rte, rti, see, sei, sen, sep, ser, set, sie, sin, sip, sir, sit, son, sop, sot, spt, sri, str, tee, ten, ter, tes, tie, tin, tip, tis, toe, toi, ton, top, tor, tos, tpi, tps, tri, trp, trs, tsi, tsp

Definitions for Pretension

[1] the laying of a claim to something.
[2] a claim or title to something.
[3] Often pretensions. a claim made, especially indirectly or by implication, to some quality, merit, or the like: They laughed at my pretensions to superior judgment.
[4] a claim to dignity, importance, or merit.
[5] pretentiousness.
[6] the act of pretending or alleging.
[7] an allegation of doubtful veracity.
[8] a pretext.
[9] (in prestressed-concrete construction) to apply tension to (reinforcing strands) before the concrete is poured. Compare posttension(def 1) .
[10] to make (a concrete member) with pretensioned reinforcement.
[11] (often plural) a false or unsupportable claim, esp to merit, worth, or importance
[12] a specious or unfounded allegation; pretext
[13] the state or quality of being pretentious

Words related to Pretension

conceit, hypocrisy, snobbery, pomposity, aspiration, pretense, ambition, vainglory, show, fake, phony, ostentation, disguise, pretentiousness, splash, affectation, front, put-on, charade, vanity

Words nearby Pretension

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

Origin of Pretension

2First recorded in 1935–40; pre- + tension

Synonyms for Pretension

conceit, hypocrisy, pomposity, snobbery, affectation, charade, disguise, fake, front, ostentation, phony, pretentiousness, put-on, self-importance, show, showboat, showiness, splash, vainglory, vanity, big talk, false front, showoff