false pretence

Questions about false pretence

What is another word for false pretence?

It depends which false pretence you mean. In the sense “(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation”, the synonyms are false pretense. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of false pretence?

WordNet records no antonym for false pretence. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for false pretence come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of false pretence

• Full entry for false pretenceAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for false pretenceWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.