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Synonyms
pre·tense (prḗtĕnś, prĭ-tĕnś)

[Middle English, from Old French pretensse, from Medieval Latin* praetēnsa, from Late Latin feminine of praetēnsus, alteration of Latin praetentus past participle of praetendere, to pretend, assert; see pretend.]

noun 

  1. The act of pretending; a false appearance or action intended to deceive.
  2. A false or studied show; an affectation: a pretense of nonchalance.
  3. A professed but feigned reason or excuse; a pretext: under false pretenses.
  4. Something imagined or pretended.
  5. Mere show without reality; outward appearance.
  6. A right asserted with or without foundation; a claim. See synonyms at claim
  7. The quality or state of being pretentious; ostentation.