Definition for Pretension:

• the advancing of a claim; " his pretension to the crown"; " the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"

Synonyms for Pretension:

• n.

  •
  • corruption,
  • assertion,
  • dishonesty,
  • guile,
  • smoke and mirrors,
  • duplicity,
  • deception,
  • declaration,
  • demand,
  • Double dealing,
  • foul play,
  • misconduct.
  •
  • maintenance,
  • flamboyance,
  • allegation.
  •
  • honest.
  •
  • request,
  • owned.
  •
  • plain.
  •affectation (noun)
  • showing offs,
  • in sincerity,
  • pre tension,
  • putting air,
  • putting on air,
  • going hollywoods,
  • in-sincerities,
  • pre-tensions,
  • pre tensions,
  • putting airs,
  • pre-tense,
  • pre-tenses,
  • pre tenses,
  • in sincerities,
  • pre-tension,
  • in-sincerity,
  • pre tense,
  • puton.
  •airs, snobbishness (noun)
  • fake,
  • show,
  • vainglory,
  • phony,
  • showiness,
  • self-importance,
  • put-on,
  • hypocrisy,
  • conceit,
  • splash,
  • big talk,
  • pretentiousness,
  • front,
  • showoff.
  •ambition (noun)
  • de sires,
  • get go,
  • get and go,
  • get up goes,
  • get up go,
  • get goes,
  • fire belly,
  • de sire,
  • de-sires,
  • get and goes,
  • de-sire.
  •arrogance (noun)
  • contemptuousnesses,
  • selfimportance,
  • highhandednesses,
  • conceitednesses,
  • disdainfulnesses,
  • imperiousnesses,
  • overbearances,
  • high handednesses,
  • self love,
  • high handedness,
  • smugnesses,
  • scornfulnesses,
  • self importance,
  • high-handednesses,
  • selflove.
  •boast (noun)
  • bombast,
  • self-approbation,
  • self-praise,
  • braggadocio.
  •bravado (noun)
  • braggings,
  • self-glorifications,
  • self glorification,
  • swaggerings,
  • stormings,
  • selfglorifications,
  • ragings,
  • blowings,
  • fancy talks,
  • self glorifications,
  • bullyings.
  •charade (noun)
  • panto mime,
  • panto-mimes,
  • panto mimes,
  • panto-mime.
  •claim (noun)
  • re-quests,
  • counter claims,
  • re quests,
  • counter-claims,
  • counter claim.
  •communication (noun)
  • pretension.
  •disguise (noun)
  • co loring,
  • dis-simulation,
  • fig leaves,
  • dis guise,
  • dis simulations,
  • co-lorings,
  • dis simulation,
  • dis-guises,
  • co lorings,
  • get-ups,
  • fakings,
  • dis-simulations,
  • co-loring,
  • get ups,
  • dis guises,
  • dissimulations,
  • dis-guise.
  •display (noun)
  • bravure,
  • dis play,
  • ex ample,
  • dis-plays,
  • bravuras,
  • arrayals,
  • frameup,
  • ex-position,
  • dis plays,
  • frameups,
  • frame ups,
  • re-velations,
  • dis-play,
  • re velation,
  • re-velation,
  • ostentatiousnesses,
  • ex-ample,
  • un folding,
  • un-folding,
  • grandstand plays,
  • ex-positions,
  • re velations.
  •exaggeration (noun)
  • exaltation,
  • overestimation,
  • extravagance,
  • tall talk,
  • overemphasis,
  • overemphasises,
  • tall story,
  • romance,
  • hogwash,
  • elaboration.
  •false claim, assertion of importance (noun)
  • aspiration,
  • pretense,
  • ambitiousness,
  • profession,
  • pageant,
  • assumption,
  • pretext.
  •false pretense (noun)
  • hollow pretense,
  • false pretension.
  •feint (noun)
  • dis tractions,
  • mock attacks,
  • dis-traction,
  • pre texts,
  • hoodwinkings,
  • pre-texts,
  • pre-text,
  • pre text,
  • dis-tractions,
  • dis traction.
  •hubris (noun)
  • cockinesses.
  •ostentation (noun)
  • window-dressing,
  • garishness.
  •pedantry (noun)
  • pedagogeries,
  • dogmatisms,
  • bookishnesses.
  •pomposity (noun)
  • non-sense,
  • non senses,
  • non sense.
  •pose (noun)
  • positures,
  • false shows,
  • attitudinizings.
  •pretence (noun)
  • pretence.
  •pretension (noun)
  • air,
  • forgery,
  • guise,
  • cover,
  • facade,
  • counterfeit,
  • device,
  • falseness,
  • artificiality,
  • impersonation,
  • stage,
  • fraud,
  • bluff,
  • imitation,
  • deceit,
  • gimmick,
  • fakery.
  •pretentiousness (noun)
  • vaingloriousness,
  • pompousness.
  •pride (noun)
  • pragmatism,
  • over-confidence,
  • immodesty,
  • superbity,
  • immodesties,
  • Self-exaltation,
  • big-headedness,
  • proud flesh,
  • egoisms.
  •snobbery (noun)
  • snootiness,
  • snobbishness.
  •tall talk (noun)
  • tall-talk,
  • over-statement,
  • over statement,
  • over-statements,
  • over statements.
  •title (noun)
  • entitlements,
  • medal,
  • entitlement.
  •vainglory (noun)
  • Strutting,
  • boastfulness.
  •vanity (noun)
  • Self-admiration,
  • self-worship.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • one-upmanship,
  • grandstanding,
  • name-dropping,
  • theatrics,
  • self-promotion,
  • showboating,
  • grandioseness,
  • Dibs,
  • dog-and-pony show.
  •
  • grandiosity,
  • histrionics,
  • BLING,
  • swagger,
  • exhibitionist,
  • window dressing.
  •
  • parade.
  •
  • flash.
  •bluster
  • rodomontade.

Paraphrases for Pretension:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    pretence.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    assertion, claim.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    presumption, allegation.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    contention, pretense, submission, aspiration.

Antonyms for Pretension:

• n.

  • airs, snobbishness
    truth, humility, reality, modesty, honesty.
  • Other antonyms:
    diffidence, actuality, quietness, simplicity, waiver, reserve, passiveness, fact, reservedness, ingenuousness, mousiness, method, self-distrust, quitclaim, frankness, disclaimer, submissiveness, naturalness, way, self-doubt, guilelessness, bashfulness, openness, release, candor, timidity, unassumingness, passivity, shyness, retiringness, timidness, sincerity, means.

Pretension Sentence Examples:

• It was a delightful drive of a dozen or more miles, through the most charming suburbs imaginable, - past lawns, and gardens, and green old trees shading miniature parks; past " detached" villas that had blossomed into windows; indeed, the plate glass upon houses of most modest pretension was almost reckless extravagance in our eyes, forgetting, as we did, the slight duty to be paid here upon what is, with us, an expensive luxury.

• If this pretension was just, there are many excellent works which might be read, and which are only prohibited because they contain doctrines opposed to the opinions of the scholastic theologians.

Hyponym for Pretension:

• n.

  • communication
    claim.