pretence
pre-tence
noun
A claim or show of something that is not real or true.
"He made a pretence of being busy."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: pretense, make-believe, pretext, guise, pretension, pretending, simulation, feigning, dissembling
pre-tence
A claim or show of something that is not real or true.
"He made a pretence of being busy."
Synonyms: pretense, make-believe, pretext, guise, pretension, pretending, simulation, feigning, dissembling