Pretense
Pretense noun - The quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case.
Unctuousness and pretense are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unctuousness" instead a noun "Pretense".
Unctuousness
Unctuousness noun - Smug self-serving earnestness.
Pretense and unctuousness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pretense" instead a noun "Unctuousness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sham and pretense
- sham and unctuousness
- deception and pretense
- deception and unctuousness
- display and pretense
- display and unctuousness
- double-dealing and pretense
- double-dealing and unctuousness
- affectation and pretense
- affectation and unctuousness
- mockery and pretense
- mockery and unctuousness
- fraud and pretense
- fraud and unctuousness
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Unctuousness and Pretense. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pretense/unctuousness
Pretense & Unctuousness. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pretense/unctuousness>.
Unctuousness or Pretense. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pretense/unctuousness.
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