Pretense Synonyms and Examples of Pretense in a Sentence

This page will teach you synonyms of the English word pretense and show you how to use pretense in a sentence.

Synonyms for pretense

The top synonym for pretense is allegation.

Some other good synonyms for pretense are:

  • claim
  • hint
  • presumption
  • pretension
  • suggestion
  • supposition
  • fancy
  • fantasy
  • imagination
  • nonsense
  • charade
  • con
  • cover
  • deceit
  • deception
  • fabrication
  • hoax
  • invention
  • pretext
  • sham
  • trick
  • act
  • apology
  • artifice
  • bluff
  • cloak
  • guise
  • hypocrisy
  • mannerism
  • masquerade
  • pose
  • travesty
  • veneer

Examples of pretense in a sentence

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