Synonyms and Antonyms of pretence

a false or unsupportable quality (noun.attribute)

an artful or simulated semblance (noun.attribute)

pretending with intention to deceive (noun.communication)

imaginative intellectual play (noun.cognition)

the act of giving a false appearance (noun.act)

the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally (noun.attribute)

an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading (noun.attribute)

the ability to form mental images of things or events (noun.cognition)

a misleading falsehood (noun.communication)

the act of deceiving (noun.act)

pretense that your position is stronger than it really is (noun.communication)

something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason (noun.communication)

an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction (noun.communication)

pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression (noun.act)

the enactment of a pretense (noun.act)

a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display (noun.act)

making a false outward show (noun.act)

put forward a claim and assert right or possession of (verb.possession)

imagined as in a play (adj.all)

making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction (adj.all)

make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

make a pretence of (verb.creation)