Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with pretence in British Collocation
elaborate
fair
mere
plausible
specious
vain
Union leaders accepted defeat in advance, with a mere pretence of consulting the rank and file.
make a pretence
make
She made no pretence of despair at the loss of his affection.
end a pretence
abandon
destroy
drop
end
give up
stop
It’s time to drop the pretence.
continue a pretence
keep up
maintain
sustain
He kept up the pretence for the rest of his life.
democracy
impartiality
justice
neutrality
objectivity
piety
The US failed to maintain any pretence of neutrality.