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What is the adjective for pretender?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs pretend, pretension, pretext and pretex which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

pretentious
  1. Intended to impress others; ostentatious.
  2. Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. ostentatious, pompous, affected, grandiose, inflated, showy, extravagant, mannered, chichi, flashy, overambitious, conspicuous, artificial, kitschy, tinselly, assuming, exaggerated, flamboyant, la-di-da, posey, conceited, elaborate, flaunting, flaunty, grand, heroic, snobbish, hifalutin, poseur, pseud, pseudo, snippy, sophomoric, specious, vainglorious, dicty, flatulent, hollow, poncey, toffee-nosed, arty, fake, feigned, gaudy, highfaluting, hyperventilated, put-on, splashy, stilted, swank … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “This took place in a tiny, pretentious restaurant, where a wall painting added wings to a menu deprived of all imagination.”
      “The more numerous the interpretations, the better for the pretentious author.”
      “The professor explained that pretentious language was a way in which one could choose to speak to elevate themselves in the eyes of another.”
pretextual
  1. Of a false, contrived or assumed purpose; characterized by pretense.
pretenceless
  1. Alternative form of pretenseless
pretensed
  1. (obsolete) pretended; feigned
pretenseless
  1. Not having or making pretenses.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. straightforward, direct, forthright, honest, open, candid, frank, sincere, straight, truthful, plain, plainspoken, upfront, downright, forthcoming, freehearted, genuine, outspoken, unambiguous, unguarded, unreserved, openhearted, round, foursquare, guileless, level, unconcealed, undisguised, undissembled, undissembling, unvarnished, up-front, dinkum, free-spoken, out-front, plain-speaking, two-fisted, honest-to-goodness, on the level, on the square, plain-dealing, right-on, straight-arrow, up front, square-shooting, straight from the shoulder, like it is, not afraid to call a spade a spade, on the up and up, laid on the line … more
pretensionless
  1. Free from pretensions.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. plain, unpretentious, ingenuous, unassuming, artless, genuine, guileless, honest, humble, open, unpresumptuous, sincere, true, unaffected, undesigning, honest-to-goodness, without airs, cracker-barrel, heartfelt, earnest, wholehearted, profound, deep, unfeigned, dear, real, devout, fervent, serious, upfront, ardent, cordial, full-hearted, meant, solemn, unpretending, warm, actual, authentic, dinkum, eager, enthusiastic, hearty, undissembled … more
pretenseful
  1. Abounding in pretenses.
pretended
  1. simple past tense and past participle of pretend
  2. Synonyms:
      3. feigned, faked, shammed, simulated, dissembled, affected, acted, assumed, bluffed, postured, masqueraded, posed, dissimulated, impersonated, falsified, kidded, purported, misled, put on, passed for, put it on, made like, faked it, passed off, put on a front, put up a front, passed oneself off as, made as if, put on a false front, shucked and jived, claimed falsely, faked out, went through the motions, gone through the motions, put on an act, professed, counterfeited, let on, play-acted, playacted, made out, imitated, made a pretence of, disguised, played, played possum, made a show of, put on airs, let on like, lied … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Shanti fetched a pretended smile from her wronged and burdened heart, and approached the ladies group in as a cheerful mood as she could.”
      “Their sympathy is better expressed as a pretended interest in their welfare.”
      “He had taken nothing but turpentine for it, as he was advised to by a pretended doctor, to whom he made known his condition.”
pretending
  1. present participle of pretend
  2. Synonyms:
      3. feigning, faking, shamming, simulating, dissembling, affecting, acting, assuming, bluffing, posturing, masquerading, posing, dissimulating, impersonating, falsifying, kidding, purporting, misleading, putting on, passing for, putting it on, making like, faking it, passing off, putting on a front, putting up a front, passing oneself off as, making as if, putting on a false front, shucking and jiving, claiming falsely, faking out, going through the motions, professing, counterfeiting, putting on an act, play-acting, playacting, making out, letting on, imitating, making a pretence of, disguising, playing, playing possum, giving the appearance of, making a show of, lying, fabricating, going through the motions of … more
pretexted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of pretext
  2. Synonyms:
      3. blagged, excused, defended, justified, rationalised, rationalized, vindicated, explained, mitigated, warranted, sanctioned, whitewashed, alibied, appeased, cleared, covered, explained away, made a case for, provided a justification for, provided an explanation for … more
pretexting
  1. present participle of pretext
  2. Synonyms:
      3. blagging, excusing, defending, justifying, rationalising, rationalizing, vindicating, explaining, mitigating, warranting, sanctioning, whitewashing, alibiing, appeasing, clearing, covering, explaining away, making a case for, providing a justification for, providing an explanation for … more
pretexed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of pretex
pretexing
  1. present participle of pretex
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