n. Function: noun
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Synonyms: CLAIM 1, ||dibs, pretension, title
2 the offering of something false as real or true FF1C; there is too much pretense in his piety FF1E;
Synonyms: charade, disguise, make-believe, pageant, pretension, pretentiousness
Related Words: deceit, deception, fake, fraud, humbug, imposture, sham; affectation, air, mannerism, pose
Contrasted Words: sincereness; reality, soundness, substantiality, validity; fairness, honesty
Antonyms: sincerity
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Synonyms: MASK 2, cloak, color, coloring, cover, facade, face, false front, guise, masquerade