hypocrite vs pretender

hypocrite and pretender both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hypocrite	Yes	No	No	No
pretender	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hypocrite and pretender are synonyms defined as:

hypocrite and pretender: a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

Other synonyms of hypocrite include dissembler, dissimulator, phoney, phony.

hypocrite (noun)	pretender (noun)
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives	a person who makes deceitful pretenses
	a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives