Pretence
Crossword Clue and Answers

Looking for answers to the "Pretence" crossword clue? it's your lucky day, we have them! Today we have 17 crossword solutions for Pretence.

We most recently saw this clue in Irish Independent - Simple.

We deem Pretence to be a VERY COMMON crossword clue as we've seen it more than 17 times in a variety of crossword publications.

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Publications

  • Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 1 Dec 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Friday, 2 Jul 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Saturday, 17 Apr 2021
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Sunday, 14 Mar 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 28 Apr 2020
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Monday, 7 Jan 2019

Crossword Answers

3 letters

ACT Howard
Something that people do or cause to happen

4 letters

SHAM
Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

5 letters

GUISE
An artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

FEINT
Any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)

6 letters

DECEIT
The act of deceiving

HUMBUG
Communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive

7 letters

CHARADE
A word acted out in an episode of the game of charades

PRETEXT
An artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

8 letters

PRETENSE
An artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

FEIGNING
Pretending with intention to deceive

10 letters

PRETENDING
The act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"

SIMULATION
The act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training)

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

MASQUERADE
Making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"

11 letters

AFFECTATION
A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

DISSEMBLING
The act of deceiving

MAKEBELIEVE
Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"

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