Pretence - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 04/01/2025

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Pretence.

7 letter answer(s) to pretence

  1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
  2. a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades

4 letter answer(s) to pretence

  1. a person who makes deceitful pretenses
  2. adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
  3. False
  4. make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
  5. make believe with the intent to deceive;
  6. something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

Frequently asked questions about ‘Pretence’

What's the best solution for Pretence?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Pretence is SHAM. Other possible answers include CHARADE.

How many solutions are there for Pretence?

We have found 2 possible answers for the crossword clue Pretence.

Which crosswords feature clues like Pretence?

Clues like Pretence often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Sunday Telegraph, The i Paper, Daily Mail Mailword, Daily Mirror, The Guardian Quiptic, among others.


Other crossword clues with similar answers to 'Pretence'

ClueAnswers
Fake12
Phony8
Hoax7
Not real7
Pretense7
Bogus6
Imitation6
Counterfeit5
Deception5
Make-believe4
Fraud3
Mockery3
Bedding item2
Ersatz2
Impostor2
Pretended2
*Total sham [1963]1
1963 Audrey Hepburn thril1
1963 Hepburn-Grant film1
A farce, race had to be fixed1
Absurd pretence1
Acting out of a phrase1
Announcement in Daily Express leader elicits mockery1
… alas, mostly fake1
Blatant deception1
Bogus, false1
Bogus; pretence1
Care had to be exercised in this absurd pretence1
Clumsy actor on front of stage not genuine1
Corrupt archdeacon sacrificing Tory in absurd pretence1
Counterfeit, fake1
Daily editor rejected over a piece of absurd behaviour1
Daily forced to ditch front cover in farcical event1
Deception, fishy fizzy drink?1
Empty pretense1
Fake national symbol? Not half1
Fake news’s ending bad actor1
Fakery1
Farce1
Feign endless embarrassment for one’s actions1
Henry, interrupting Samuel, is 231
It may involve finger-poi1
Majority of scandal is false1
Not-to-be-believed1
Notice in Daily Express initially a mockery?1
Only make-believe1
Pillow cover1
Pillow covering1
Pretence; bogus1
Revolutionary touring a radical pantomime1

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