NOUN | attribute | pretence, pretension, pretense | a false / false or unsupportable quality |
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attribute | pretence, guise, pretense, pretext | an artful or simulated semblance | |
communication | pretence, pretense, feigning, dissembling | pretending with intention to deceive / deceive | |
cognition | pretence, pretense, make-believe | imaginative intellectual play | |
act | pretence, pretense, pretending, simulation, feigning | the act of giving a false / false / false appearance |
Meaning | A false / false or unsupportable quality. | |
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Synonyms | pretension, pretense | |
Broader | artificiality | The quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally |
Spanish | pretensión |
Meaning | An artful or simulated semblance. | |
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Synonyms | guise, pretense, pretext | |
Broader | semblance, gloss, color, colour | An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading |
Spanish | apariencia, guisa, pretensión, pretexto, semejanza | |
Catalan | aparença, guisa, pretext |
Meaning | pretending with intention to deceive / deceive. | |
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Synonyms | pretense, feigning, dissembling | |
Narrower | bluff | pretense that your position is stronger than it really is |
hypocrisy, lip service | An expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction | |
pretext, stalking-horse | Something serving to conceal plans | |
Broader | misrepresentation, deceit, deception | A misleading falsehood |
Spanish | apariencia, disimulo, fingimiento, pretensión | |
Catalan | fingiment |
Meaning | imaginative intellectual play. | |
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Synonyms | pretense, make-believe | |
Broader | imagination, imaging, imagery, mental imagery | The ability to form mental images of things or events |
Meaning | The act of giving a false / false / false appearance. | |
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Synonyms | pretense, pretending, simulation, feigning | |
Narrower | affectation, mannerism, pose, affectedness | A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display |
appearance, show | pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression | |
make-believe, pretend | The enactment of a pretense | |
masquerade, charade | making a false / false / false outward show | |
Broader | deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation | The act of deceiving / deceiving |
Spanish | fachada, fingimiento, simulación | |
Catalan | fingiment, pretensió, simulació |
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