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pretend vs pretense

pretense vs pretend

pretend and pretense both are nouns.

pretend is an adjective but pretense is not an adjective.

pretend is a verb but pretense is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pretend Yes Yes Yes No
pretense Yes No No No
As nouns, pretense is a hypernym of pretend; that is, pretense is a word with a broader meaning than pretend:
  • pretend: the enactment of a pretense
  • pretense: the act of giving a false appearance
Other hypernyms of pretend include feigning, pretence, pretending, simulation.
pretend (noun) pretense (noun)
the enactment of a pretense the act of giving a false appearance
a false or unsupportable quality
an artful or simulated semblance
imaginative intellectual play
pretending with intention to deceive
pretend (adjective) pretense (adjective)
imagined as in a play
pretend (verb) pretense (verb)
make believe with the intent to deceive
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
state insincerely
behave unnaturally or affectedly
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
Difference between pretend and pretense

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