53 entries under pretense topic. ×

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pretension(noun, act, cover, show, scorn)
15
ostentation(noun, act, show, waste, scorn)
13
arrogance(noun, show, scorn, disdain, nerve)
13
pomposity(noun, show, scorn, plain, flash)
11
affectation(noun, act, show, trick, display)
10
pompousness(noun, show, scorn, plain, flash)
7
display(noun, show, trick, flash, sham)
6
conceit(noun, scorn, disdain, nerve, pride)
5
airs(noun, show, scorn, disdain, nerve)
5
self-importance(noun, scorn, disdain, nerve, pride)
5
show(noun, fake, display, flash, sham)
4
charade(noun, cover, trick, counterfeit, sham)
4
egotism(noun, scorn, disdain, nerve, pride)
4
snobbery(noun, show, fake, disdain, conceit)
3
grandiosity(noun, show, fake, plain, conceit)
3
pageant(noun, act, cover, show, display)
3
vanity(noun, act, show, scorn, display)
2
ambitiousness(noun, affectation)
2
big talk(expression, show, fake, arrogance)
2
front(noun, act, cover, show, display)
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