2. (noun)pretension the advancing of a claim Synonyms: pretentiousness, largeness, pretense, pretence
3. (noun)pretentiousness, pretension, largeness the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) Synonyms: breadth, puffiness, comprehensiveness, pretence, pomposity, extensiveness, pretension, pretense, largeness, pretentiousness, ostentation, inflation, splashiness, bigness, ostentatiousness, pompousness
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'pretension'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. pretension A pretense, in the unfavorable, which is also the usual sense, is something advanced or displayed for the purpose of concealing the reality. A person makes a pretense of something for the credit Synonyms: pretense, affectation, disguise, pretext, simulation, air, dissimulation, ruse, subterfuge, assumption, excuse, seeming, trick, cloak, mask, semblance, wile, color, pretension, show Antonyms: actuality, frankness, ingenuousness, reality, sincerity, candor, guilelessness, openness, simplicity, truth, fact, honesty
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