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  Synonym Collection v1.1
Main Entry:  pretension
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  airs, charade, claim, hypocrisy, ostentatious, pretext, showiness, snobbishness, title
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  claim
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A legitimate or supposed right to demand something as one's rightful due.
Synonyms:  pretense, title
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  pretense
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A professed rather than a real reason.
Synonyms:  pretext
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  pretentiousness
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  Boastful self-importance or display.
Synonyms:  grandioseness, grandiosity, ostentation, pomposity, pompousness

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