The Meaning of pretension

• (n.) The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title.
• (n.) A claim made, whether true or false; a right alleged or assumed; a holding out the appearance of possessing a certain character; as, pretensions to scholarship.

Synonyms

pretense , pretence , pretentiousness , largeness

Antonyms

unpretentiousness

Rhymes

apprehension , ascension , attention , comprehension , condescension , contention , convention , detention , dimension , dissension , extension , gentian , henschen , hypertension , hypotension , invention , laurentian , mention , misapprehension , pension , prevention , retention , suspension , tension