pretender
Definitions
Noun
- A claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
- A person who makes deceitful pretenses
- A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
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Words that contain the term "pretender".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pretender | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | pretenders | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "pretender".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tender | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | render | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | pretend | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | pretended | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | pretense | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | bartender | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | pretends | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | reeder | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | pretenses | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | presenter | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | pretenders | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | extender | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | pender | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | extenders | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | eastender | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | tendler | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | tenders | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | stender | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | spender | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | speeder | 2 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "pretender" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "pretender" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "pretender".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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