pretension

/pɹitˈɛnʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a false or unsupportable quality
2. the advancing of a claim
   “his pretension to the crown”
3. the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

Synonyms for pretension

• pretense
• pretence
• pretentiousness
• largeness

Words that rhyme with pretension

• extension
• suspension
• attention
• dimension
• mention
• tension
• ascension
• convention
• intervention
• apprehension
• declension
• condescension
• contention
• invention
• retention
• comprehension
• detention
• dissension
• pension
• gentian
• hypertension
• hypotension
• misapprehension
• nonintervention
• prevention
• henschen
• laurentian
• reinvention