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pretense

pretense is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Alt. of Pretence. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 6 senses

Definitions

  1. 1noun

    Alt. of Pretence

  2. 2noun

    the act of giving a false appearance

    "his conformity was only pretending"

    Synonyms

    feigningpretencepretendingsimulation
  3. 3noun

    an artful or simulated semblance

    "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

    Synonyms

    guisepretencepretext
  4. 4noun

    a false or unsupportable quality

    Synonyms

    pretencepretension
  5. 5noun

    imaginative intellectual play

    Synonyms

    pretence
  6. 6noun

    pretending with intention to deceive

    Synonyms

    dissemblingfeigningpretence

Synonyms

feigningpretencepretendingsimulationguisepretextpretensiondissembling

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in pretense:

petersenpreteensterpenes

Common word forms

pretensedpretensespretensefulpretenseless

Words from these letters

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