pretence
nounHow many syllables in pretence?
There are 2 syllables in the word pretence.How to pronounce pretence:
Definition of pretence:
- pretence (noun):
- a claim made or implied
- one not supported by fact
- noun. a false or unsupportable quality.
- an action or claim that could mislead people into believing something which is not true
Synonyms for pretence:
acting
affectation
affectedness
arrogance
artificiality
charade
confidence
deceit
deception
disdain
dissembling
fabrication
fakery
faking
falsehood
feigning
grandiosity
guise
inflation
invention
make-believe
pretending
pretense
pretension
pretentiousness
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Antonyms for pretence:
artlessness
back
candor
candour
character
concrete
difference
directness
disclosure
discouragement
dissimilarity
existence
facing
fairness
faithfulness
fidelity
forthrightness
frankness
genuineness
good faith
guilelessness
honesty
honor
honour
humility
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Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- presley
- preside
- preseen
- prescribed
- prescence
- presage
- prehaps
- prefect
- preface
- prashant
- prakash
- prada
- practised
- powered
- pouted
- poulet
- postal
- postage
- porthole
- porpous
- poofy
- poodles
- pontiac
- poloi
- pollo
- polar
- poking
- poisson
- plundered
- plumbing
- plucking
- plowing
- ploughing
- plighted
- pliers
- plexus
- pledges
- pleading
- playgrounds
- plaxy
- plato
- plantains
- plantae
- planktons
- plankton
- planets
- plaintiff
- plaguy
- placer
- placards
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