Intention or purpose not real but professed.
Used in a Sentence
pretenses
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pretenses.
Editorial note
Being hired under false pretenses is fraud and means you could be legally fired at will at any later date.
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Quick take
Intention or purpose not real but professed.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of pretenses gathered in one view.
An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.
An unsupported claim made or implied.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for pretenses.
noun
Intention or purpose not real but professed.
noun
An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.
noun
An unsupported claim made or implied.
noun
(uncountable) Affectation or ostentation of manner.
Example sentences
Being hired under false pretenses is fraud and means you could be legally fired at will at any later date.
You might get sued in civil court for it, but it's unlikely you'll be pursued for false pretenses.
It's link-baity by the fact that many people were baited into clicking that link under false pretenses.
You are pretending that law enforcement merely chatted with DPR online without setting up coercive pretenses.
Similar to Syria, Iraq was an autocracy/oligarchy in which a religious minority ruled over a religious majority with pretenses of secularism.
Attempting to friend someone on linkedin under false pretenses is also legal and arguably moral.
Just don't hide behind any false pretenses and you'll have my support 100%.
In the end, your decision to take a loan commitment (under whatever pretenses or promises) and then default, is fucking the honest American.
I dropped all pretenses about money and how great business is (it's not bad, but it could be better).
Moreover, how is his opinion of your clear anti-social pretenses an attempt at 'hegemony' (specifically, the dominance of one state/region/political group over the other)?
There are some companies (or at least some organizations) that benefit from grooming employees and keeping them engaged, but most pretenses of commitment are embarrassing lies.
No pretenses about full generality are being made.
Quote examples
In short, the business trend "Big-Data" is likely based on false pretenses.
>Aha so the great American success of Federal governent that progressives tout This is like saying "LOL Progressives your federal military invaded Iraq under false pretenses!
“They’re patriots.” They are patriots, which is why they aren't willing to let a government trod all over people's privacy on the pretenses of preventing terrorism.
If all government power in a capitalist state was removed, it would be only a matter of time before a "privatized" replica of the worst aspects of government is created, only this time without even any pretenses of not being controlled by a capitalist elite.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use pretenses in a sentence?
Being hired under false pretenses is fraud and means you could be legally fired at will at any later date.
What does pretenses mean?
Intention or purpose not real but professed.
What part of speech is pretenses?
pretenses is commonly used as noun.