PRETENSIONS Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word pretensions. (close relations)
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| largeness | nounn | |||||
noun • the capacity to understand a broad range of topics • large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness • the property of having a relatively great size • the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) | ||||||
| pretence | nounn | |||||
noun • a false or unsupportable quality • an artful or simulated semblance • pretending with intention to deceive • imaginative intellectual play • the act of giving a false appearance | ||||||
| pretense | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of giving a false appearance • pretending with intention to deceive • imaginative intellectual play • a false or unsupportable quality • an artful or simulated semblance | ||||||
| pretentiousness | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) | ||||||
