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pretender vs beguiler

beguiler vs pretender

pretender and beguiler both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pretender Yes No No No
beguiler Yes No No No
As nouns, beguiler is a hypernym of pretender; that is, beguiler is a word with a broader meaning than pretender:
  • pretender: a person who makes deceitful pretenses
  • beguiler: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Other hypernyms of pretender include cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster.
As nouns, beguiler is a hypernym of pretender; that is, beguiler is a word with a broader meaning than pretender:
  • 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
  • beguiler: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Other hypernyms of pretender include cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster.
pretender (noun) beguiler (noun)
a person who makes deceitful pretenses a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness)
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 someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Difference between pretender and beguiler

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