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Word entry · 8 letters

pretence

Best crossword clue

"False front"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɹiːtɛns/Part of speech nounSorted ceeenprtStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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"False front"2 answers
pretence8 letterspretending10 letters

Filled answer is this word (PRETENCE).

Definitions

  1. the act of giving a false appearance

Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01“False front”8 letters
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Synonyms

guise 5 letterspretext 7 lettersfeigning 8 letterspretense 8 letterspretending 10 letterspretension 10 letterssimulation 10 lettersdissembling 11 letters

Broader terms

color 5 lettersgloss 5 letterscolour 6 lettersdeceit 6 lettersimagery 7 lettersimaging 7 lettersdeception 9 letterssemblance 9 letters

More specific words

pose 4 lettersshow 4 lettersbluff 5 letterscharade 7 letterspretend 7 letterspretext 7 lettershypocrisy 9 lettersmannerism 9 letters

Rhymes

once 4 lettersbonce 5 lettersbunce 5 lettersdance 5 lettersdunce 5 lettersfence 5 lettershance 5 lettershence 5 letters

Longer words

pretences 9 letters