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PRETENSIONS Synonyms

There are 4 synonyms of the word pretensions. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word pretensions. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for PRETENSIONS

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largeness
nounn
noun

• the capacity to understand a broad range of topics

• large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness

• the property of having a relatively great size

• the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

pretence
nounn
noun

• a false or unsupportable quality

• an artful or simulated semblance

• pretending with intention to deceive

• imaginative intellectual play

• the act of giving a false appearance

pretense
nounn
noun

• the act of giving a false appearance

• pretending with intention to deceive

• imaginative intellectual play

• a false or unsupportable quality

• an artful or simulated semblance

pretentiousness
nounn
noun

• lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

• the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

Best Hypernyms For PRETENSIONS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for pretensions, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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artificiality claim unnaturalness aims ambitions aspirations desires goals objectives wishes

Alternatives for LARGENESS

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