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1. pretence

noun. a false or unsupportable quality.

Etymology

  • pretensse (French)
  • praetensus (Latin)

2. pretence

noun. an artful or simulated semblance.

Etymology

  • pretensse (French)
  • praetensus (Latin)

4. pretence

noun. imaginative intellectual play.

Etymology

  • pretensse (French)
  • praetensus (Latin)

5. false

adjective. ['ˈfɔls'] not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality.

Etymology

  • false (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • fals (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

6. false

adjective. ['ˈfɔls'] arising from error.

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Antonyms

Etymology

  • false (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • fals (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

7. false

adjective. ['ˈfɔls'] deliberately deceptive.

Antonyms

Etymology

  • false (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • fals (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

8. false

adjective. ['ˈfɔls'] not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; it's real synthetic fur".

Etymology

  • false (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • fals (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

9. false

adjective. ['ˈfɔls'] inaccurate in pitch.

Etymology

  • false (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • fals (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

10. false

adjective. ['ˈfɔls'] inappropriate to reality or facts.

Synonyms

Etymology

  • false (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • fals (Old English (ca. 450-1100))