(US) A false or hypocritical profession / Intention or purpose not real but professed. / An unsupported claim made or implied. / An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.

plural of pretense

Representation of untrue facts.

plural of false pretense

A mechanism to retract and tighten a seatbelt, prior to a crash.

plural of pretensioner

Of or relating to pretense or pretension; pretended.

(construction) Synonym of pretension

Free from pretensions.