Related Words for pretenses

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Word	Syllables	Categories
pretence	x/	Noun, Noun
pretending	x/x	Noun, Noun, Verb
feigning	/x	Verb, Noun, Verb
pretension	x/x	Verb, Noun
dissembling	x/x	Noun, Noun
simulation	xx/x	Noun, Noun
pretenders	x/x	Noun
deceptions	x/x	Noun
imposture	x/x	Noun
faking	/x	Verb
dissimulation	xxx/x	Noun
pretexts	/x	Noun
deceives	x/	Verb
masquerading	xx/x	Verb
inauthenticity	xxx/xx	Noun
disguises	x/x	Noun, Verb
pretentious	x/x	Adjective
appearances	x/xx	Noun
trickery	/xx	Noun
contrivances	x/xx	Noun
deceptive	x/x	Adjective
insincerity	xx/xx	Noun
pretrial	x/x	Adjective
falseness	/x	Noun
bluffing	/x	Verb
fabrications	xx/x	Noun
falsehoods	/x	Noun
illusions	x/x	Noun
liars	/x	Noun
duplicity	x/xx	Noun
falsification	xxx/x	Noun
euphemisms	/xxx	Noun
sophistry	x/x	Noun
contrived	x/	Verb
charade	x/	Noun
manipulation	xxx/x	Noun
intentions	x/x	Noun
premisses	x/x	Noun
evasions	x/x	Noun
phony	/x	Noun
presumptions	x/x	Noun
perceptions	x/x	Noun
duplicitous	x/xx	Adjective
fictitiously	x/xx	Adverb
fictions	/x	Noun
shams	/	Noun
larceny	/xx	Noun
embezzlement	x/xx	Noun
lured	/	Verb
lies	/	Noun
defenses	x/x	Noun
fraud	/	Noun
masks	/	Noun
promises	/xx	Noun
obtains	x/	Verb
contrary	/xx	Noun
representations	xxx/x	Noun
multiplication	xxx/x	Noun
hypocritical	xx/xx	Adjective
conviction	x/x	Noun
objectivity	xx/xx	Noun
engineer	/x/	Noun
specious	/x	Adjective
stripped	/	Verb
crime	/	Noun
drop	/	Verb
flimsy	/x	Adjective
fraudulent	/xx	Adjective
exposing	x/x	Verb
spite	/	Noun
abandoned	x/x	Verb
means	/	Noun
vain	/	Adjective
accepting	x/x	Verb
money	/x	Noun
marry	/x	Verb
pious	/x	Adjective
love	/	Noun
selling	/x	Verb
taking	/x	Verb
society	x/xx	Noun
getting	/x	Verb
keep	/	Verb
makes	/	Verb
acting	/x	Verb
elaborate	x/x	Adjective
entered	/x	Verb
operating	/xxx	Verb
being	/x	Verb
unconscious	x/x	Adjective
sees	/	Verb
receiving	x/x	Verb
mere	/	Adjective
excuses	x/x	Noun
extravagances	x/xxx	Noun
farce	/	Noun, Verb
grounds	/	Noun
rationalizations	xxxx/x	Noun
scruples	/x	Noun
simulated	/xxx	Adjective