pretense

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation,
definition	:	the act of deceiving (noun.act)

hyponym	:	appearance, show,
definition	:	pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression (noun.act)

hyponym	:	make-believe, pretend,
definition	:	the enactment of a pretense (noun.act)

hyponym	:	affectation, affectedness, mannerism, pose,
definition	:	a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display (noun.act)

hyponym	:	masquerade,
definition	:	making a false outward show (noun.act)

2. an artful or simulated semblance (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	color, colour, gloss, semblance,
definition	:	an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading (noun.attribute)

3. a false or unsupportable quality (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	artificiality,
definition	:	the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally (noun.attribute)

4. imaginative intellectual play (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	imagery, imagination, imaging, mental imagery,
definition	:	the ability to form mental images of things or events (noun.cognition)

5. pretending with intention to deceive (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	deceit, deception, misrepresentation,
definition	:	a misleading falsehood (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	bluff,
definition	:	pretense that your position is stronger than it really is (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	pretext, stalking-horse,
definition	:	something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	hypocrisy, lip service,
definition	:	an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction (noun.communication)

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

derivation	:	affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham,
definition	:	make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

derivation	:	assume, feign, sham, simulate,
definition	:	make a pretence of (verb.creation)

7. a false or unsupportable quality (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	pretend,
definition	:	put forward a claim and assert right or possession of (verb.possession)

8. imaginative intellectual play (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	make-believe, pretend,
definition	:	imagined as in a play (adj.all)

9. pretending with intention to deceive (noun.communication)

derivation	:	affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham,
definition	:	make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

derivation	:	pretentious,
definition	:	making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction (adj.all)

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

derivation	:	affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham,
definition	:	make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

derivation	:	assume, feign, sham, simulate,
definition	:	make a pretence of (verb.creation)

11. a false or unsupportable quality (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	pretend,
definition	:	put forward a claim and assert right or possession of (verb.possession)

12. imaginative intellectual play (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	make-believe, pretend,
definition	:	imagined as in a play (adj.all)

13. pretending with intention to deceive (noun.communication)

derivation	:	affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham,
definition	:	make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

derivation	:	pretentious,
definition	:	making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction (adj.all)