noun
1.
Synonyms: claim 1, ||dibs, pretension, title
2.
the offering of something false as real or true
there is too much pretense in his piety
Synonyms: charade, disguise, make-believe, pageant, pretension, pretentiousness
Related Word: deceit, deception, fake, fraud, humbug, imposture, sham; affectation, air, mannerism, pose
Contrasted words: sincereness; reality, soundness, substantiality, validity; fairness, honesty
Antonyms: sincerity
3.
Synonyms: mask 2, cloak, color, coloring, cover, facade, face, false front, guise, masquerade