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Pretension | Pretensions | Pretensioner | Pretensioners

Pretension meaning

  1. A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
  2. Pretentiousness.

Synonyms of Pretension

pretense pretence artificiality claim pretentiousness largeness unnaturalness unpretentiousness

Related words

Other words often associated with Pretension or its synonyms:

feigning deceit naturalness dissembling deception misrepresentation right bigness gloss dissimulation pompousness affirm

Using Pretension

  • The main meaning on this page is: A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality. | Pretentiousness.
  • Useful related words include: pretense, pretence, artificiality, claim.
  • In the example corpus, pretension often appears in combinations such as: no pretension.

Context around Pretension

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Pretension

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

code no pretension just good 1× hope of pretension and dream 1× pretension should be 1× reprobate this pretension not the 1× s no pretension to its 1× succumbing to pretension 1× was no pretension that this 1× without any pretension or hullabaloo 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and i denounce 1× if you yearn 1× no dress code 1× pretension should be 1× the mask had 1× there s good 1×

Common sentence endings:

in a marriage 1× just our kylie 1× mayhem and murder 1× most solemn convictions 1× pretension and dream 1× succumbing to pretension 1×

Words around Pretension

Just before it in the word index:

pretenses 40 pretense 97 pretends 100 pretending 474 pretenders 57 pretender 60

Just after it in the word index:

pretensioner 3 pretensioners 3 pretensions 39 pretention 3 pretentious 85 pretentiously 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Pretension

  • In this selection, "pretension" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include code no pretension just good and hope of pretension and dream. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pretension" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pretension

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Pretension should be completely gone in a marriage. (8 words)

There’s no pretension to its greatness - just our Kylie. (10 words)

There was no pretension that this could be accomplished without mayhem and murder. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

If you yearn for the comfort of the kind of neighbourhood restaurant that serves good honest food without any pretension or hullabaloo, then Annabelle’s is for you. (28 words)

There’s good reason: Try for a definitive snapshot of a country or a generation, and you risk overreaching or succumbing to pretension. (23 words)

And I denounce and reprobate this pretension not the less if it is put forth on the side of my most solemn convictions. (23 words)

Example sentences (8)

The mask had a connotation of duplicity and betrayal, of disguise and hope, of pretension and dream.

There was no pretension that this could be accomplished without mayhem and murder.

Pretension should be completely gone in a marriage.

There’s no pretension to its greatness - just our Kylie.

There’s good reason: Try for a definitive snapshot of a country or a generation, and you risk overreaching or succumbing to pretension.

If you yearn for the comfort of the kind of neighbourhood restaurant that serves good honest food without any pretension or hullabaloo, then Annabelle’s is for you.

No dress code, no pretension, just good honest fun for folks 21 and up.

And I denounce and reprobate this pretension not the less if it is put forth on the side of my most solemn convictions.

Common combinations with pretension

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • no pretension 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pretension" in a sentence?
An example: "The mask had a connotation of duplicity and betrayal, of disguise and hope, of pretension and dream." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "pretension" from authentic English texts.
What does "pretension" mean?
Pretension means: A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
What are synonyms of "pretension"?
Common synonyms of "pretension" include: pretense, pretence, artificiality, claim, pretentiousness, largeness, unnaturalness, unpretentiousness.
How many example sentences with "pretension" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "pretension", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.