pret: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of pret
- interpret«Word Popularity Bar5/5
interpret
- verb make sense of; assign a meaning to
see; construe.
- What message do you see in this letter?
- How do you interpret his behavior?
- verb give an interpretation or explanation to
rede.
- verb make sense of; assign a meaning to
- reinterpret2/5
reinterpret
- verb interpret from a different viewpoint
re-explain.
- verb assign a new or different meaning to
- verb interpret from a different viewpoint
- misinterpret2/5
misinterpret
- verb interpret falsely
- verb interpret wrongly
misread.
- I misread Hamlet all my life!
- verb interpret falsely
Suffixes of pret
- pretty«Word Popularity Bar5/5
pretty
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- pretty girl
- pretty song
- pretty room
- adjective satellite (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
- a pretty mess
- a pretty kettle of fish
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- pretend5/5
pretend
- noun the enactment of a pretense
make-believe.
- it was just pretend
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; feign; dissemble; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
- noun the enactment of a pretense
- pretended4/5
pretended
- adjective satellite adopted in order to deceive
false; put on; assumed; fictitious; fictive; sham.
- an assumed name
- an assumed cheerfulness
- a fictitious address
- fictive sympathy
- a pretended interest
- a put-on childish voice
- sham modesty
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; feign; pretend; dissemble; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
- adjective satellite adopted in order to deceive
- pretending4/5
pretending
- noun the act of giving a false appearance
pretence; feigning; pretense; simulation.
- his conformity was only pretending
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; feign; pretend; dissemble; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
- noun the act of giving a false appearance
- pretext4/5
pretext
- noun something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
stalking-horse.
- noun an artful or simulated semblance
guise; pretence; pretense.
- under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
- noun something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
- pretensions4/5
pretension
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
pretense; pretence.
- noun the advancing of a claim
- his pretension to the crown
- the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
- pretence3/5
pretence
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
pretension; pretense.
- noun an artful or simulated semblance
guise; pretense; pretext.
- under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
- pretense3/5
pretense
- noun the act of giving a false appearance
pretence; feigning; pretending; simulation.
- his conformity was only pretending
- noun pretending with intention to deceive
pretence; dissembling; feigning.
- noun the act of giving a false appearance
- preterm3/5
preterm
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- pretoria3/5
pretoria
- noun city in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa
capital of South Africa.
- noun city in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa
- pretrial3/5
pretrial
- noun (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases
pretrial conference.
- noun (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases
- pretreatment3/5
pretreatment
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- pretends3/5
pretend
- noun the enactment of a pretense
make-believe.
- it was just pretend
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; feign; dissemble; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
- noun the enactment of a pretense
- pretest3/5
pretest
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- pretentious3/5
pretentious
- adjective making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
- a pretentious country house
- a pretentious fraud
- a pretentious scholarly edition
- adjective intended to attract notice and impress others
ostentatious.
- an ostentatious sable coat
- adjective making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
- prettiest3/5
pretty
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- pretty girl
- pretty song
- pretty room
- adjective satellite (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
- a pretty mess
- a pretty kettle of fish
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- prettier3/5
pretty
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- pretty girl
- pretty song
- pretty room
- adjective satellite (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
- a pretty mess
- a pretty kettle of fish
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- pretender3/5
pretender
- noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses
fraud; shammer; imposter; impostor; pseudo; faker; pseud; role player; fake; sham.
- noun a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
- noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses
- pretension3/5
pretension
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
pretense; pretence.
- noun the advancing of a claim
- his pretension to the crown
- the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
- prettily3/5
prettily
- adverb in a pretty manner
- all this is most prettily done
- adverb in a pretty manner
- pretax2/5
pretax
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- pretenses2/5
pretense
- noun the act of giving a false appearance
pretence; feigning; pretending; simulation.
- his conformity was only pretending
- noun pretending with intention to deceive
pretence; dissembling; feigning.
- noun the act of giving a false appearance
- pretzels2/5
pretzel
- noun glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot
- noun glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot
- pretenders2/5
pretender
- noun a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
- noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses
fraud; shammer; imposter; impostor; pseudo; faker; pseud; role player; fake; sham.
- noun a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
- pretences2/5
pretence
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
pretension; pretense.
- noun an artful or simulated semblance
guise; pretense; pretext.
- under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
- pretexts2/5
pretext
- noun something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
stalking-horse.
- noun an artful or simulated semblance
guise; pretence; pretense.
- under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
- noun something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
- preternatural2/5
preternatural
- adjective satellite surpassing the ordinary or normal
uncanny.
- Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will
- his uncanny sense of direction
- adjective satellite existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
nonnatural; otherworldly; transcendental.
- find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley
- adjective satellite surpassing the ordinary or normal
- pretreated2/5
- pretzel2/5
pretzel
- noun glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot
- noun glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot
- prettiness2/5
prettiness
- noun the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
cuteness.
- noun the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
- preterite2/5
preterite
- noun a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense
preterit.
- noun a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense
- preteen2/5
preteen
- noun a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age)
preteenager.
- little league is intended for the preteens
- adjective satellite of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12
preadolescent.
- a preteen party
- preteen clothing
- noun a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age)
- pretorius2/5
- pretesting2/5
pretesting
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- pretentiousness2/5
pretentiousness
- noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
splashiness; pompousness; ostentation; puffiness; inflation; pomposity; ostentatiousness.
- noun the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
pretension; largeness.
- noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
- preternaturally2/5
preternaturally
- adverb in a supernatural manner
supernaturally.
- she was preternaturally beautiful
- adverb in a supernatural manner
- preteens2/5
preteen
- noun a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age)
preteenager.
- little league is intended for the preteens
- adjective satellite of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12
preadolescent.
- a preteen party
- preteen clothing
- noun a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age)
- preterit2/5
preterit
- noun a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense
preterite.
- noun a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense
- pretests2/5
pretests
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- preta2/5
preta
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- pretested1/5
pretested
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- pretreatments1/5
- pretraining1/5
- pretentiously1/5
pretentiously
- adverb in a pretentious manner
- this author writes pretentiously
- adverb in a pretentious manner
- pretibial1/5
pretibial
(Anat.) Situated in front of the tibia.
- preter1/5
preter
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- pretium1/5
- pretention1/5
pretention
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- pretreat1/5
pretreat
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- pretracheal1/5
- pretties1/5
pretty
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- pretty girl
- pretty song
- pretty room
- adjective satellite (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
- a pretty mess
- a pretty kettle of fish
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- preteach1/5
preteach
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- prettified1/5
prettify
- verb make more beautiful
fancify; beautify; embellish.
- verb make more beautiful
- preterminal1/5
preterminal
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- preterist1/5
preterist
- noun a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) have already been fulfilled
- noun a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) have already been fulfilled
- pretensioned1/5
pretension
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
pretense; pretence.
- noun the advancing of a claim
- his pretension to the crown
- the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
- pretreating1/5
- pretermitted1/5
pretermit
- verb disregard intentionally or let pass
- verb leave undone or leave out
omit; drop; overleap; leave out; overlook; miss; neglect.
- How could I miss that typo?
- The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
- verb disregard intentionally or let pass
- pretorian1/5
pretorian
- adjective of or relating to a Roman praetor
pretorial; praetorial; praetorian.
- praetorial powers
- adjective satellite characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality
Praetorian.
- a large Praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble"- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr.
- adjective of or relating to a Roman praetor
- preteaching1/5
- pretermination1/5
- prettied1/5
pretty
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- pretty girl
- pretty song
- pretty room
- adjective satellite (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
- a pretty mess
- a pretty kettle of fish
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- preterists1/5
preterist
- noun a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) have already been fulfilled
- noun a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) have already been fulfilled
- pretonic1/5
- pretor1/5
pretor
- noun an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
praetor.
- noun an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
- prettify1/5
prettify
- verb make more beautiful
fancify; beautify; embellish.
- verb make more beautiful
- preterites1/5
preterite
- noun a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense
preterit.
- noun a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense
- pretexting1/5
pretext
- noun something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
stalking-horse.
- noun an artful or simulated semblance
guise; pretence; pretense.
- under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
- noun something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
- pretensioning1/5
pretension
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
pretense; pretence.
- noun the advancing of a claim
- his pretension to the crown
- the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
- pretorians1/5
pretorian
- adjective of or relating to a Roman praetor
pretorial; praetorial; praetorian.
- praetorial powers
- adjective satellite characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality
Praetorian.
- a large Praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble"- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr.
- adjective of or relating to a Roman praetor
- preterms1/5
- prettinesses1/5
prettiness
- noun the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
cuteness.
- noun the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
- pretechnological1/5
- prettifying1/5
prettify
- verb make more beautiful
fancify; beautify; embellish.
- verb make more beautiful
- preterition1/5
preterition
- noun suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
paraleipsis; paralepsis; paralipsis.
- noun suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
- pretermit1/5
pretermit
- verb disregard intentionally or let pass
- verb leave undone or leave out
omit; drop; overleap; leave out; overlook; miss; neglect.
- How could I miss that typo?
- The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
- verb disregard intentionally or let pass
Derived words of pret
- interpretation«Word Popularity Bar5/5
interpretation
- noun a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
reading; version.
- noun the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
rendition; rendering.
- her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving
- noun a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
- interpreted5/5
interpreted
- adjective satellite understood in a certain way; made sense of
taken.
- a word taken literally
- a smile taken as consent
- an open door interpreted as an invitation
- verb make sense of; assign a meaning to
see; interpret; construe.
- What message do you see in this letter?
- How do you interpret his behavior?
- adjective satellite understood in a certain way; made sense of
- interpretations5/5
interpretation
- noun a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
reading; version.
- noun the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
rendition; rendering.
- her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving
- noun a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
- interpreting5/5
interpreting
- noun an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
rendition; interpretation; rendering.
- the edict was subject to many interpretations
- he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables
- often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning
- verb make sense of; assign a meaning to
see; interpret; construe.
- What message do you see in this letter?
- How do you interpret his behavior?
- noun an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
- interpreter4/5
interpreter
- noun someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
translator.
- noun someone who uses art to represent something
- his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature
- she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles
- noun someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
- interpretive4/5
interpretive
- adjective satellite that provides interpretation
interpretative.
- adjective satellite that provides interpretation
- interpreters4/5
interpreter
- noun someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
translator.
- noun someone who uses art to represent something
- his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature
- she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles
- noun someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
- interprets4/5
interpret
- verb make sense of; assign a meaning to
see; construe.
- What message do you see in this letter?
- How do you interpret his behavior?
- verb give an interpretation or explanation to
rede.
- verb make sense of; assign a meaning to
- interpretative4/5
interpretative
- adjective satellite that provides interpretation
interpretive.
- adjective satellite that provides interpretation
- misinterpreted3/5
misinterpret
- verb interpret falsely
- verb interpret wrongly
misread.
- I misread Hamlet all my life!
- verb interpret falsely
- reinterpretation3/5
reinterpretation
- noun a new or different meaning
- noun a new or different interpretation
- noun a new or different meaning
- misinterpretation3/5
misinterpretation
- noun putting the wrong interpretation on
mistaking; misunderstanding.
- his misinterpretation of the question caused his error
- there was no mistaking her meaning
- noun putting the wrong interpretation on
- reinterpreted3/5
reinterpret
- verb interpret from a different viewpoint
re-explain.
- verb assign a new or different meaning to
- verb interpret from a different viewpoint
- unpretentious3/5
unpretentious
- adjective lacking pretension or affectation
- an unpretentious country church
- her quiet unpretentious demeanor
- adjective not ostentatious
unostentatious; unpretending.
- his unostentatious office
- unostentatious elegance
- adjective lacking pretension or affectation
- interpretable3/5
interpretable
- adjective satellite capable of being understood
explainable.
- explainable phenomena
- adjective satellite capable of being understood
- reinterpreting2/5
reinterpret
- verb interpret from a different viewpoint
re-explain.
- verb assign a new or different meaning to
- verb interpret from a different viewpoint
- misinterpretations2/5
misinterpretation
- noun putting the wrong interpretation on
mistaking; misunderstanding.
- his misinterpretation of the question caused his error
- there was no mistaking her meaning
- noun putting the wrong interpretation on
- misinterpreting2/5
misinterpret
- verb interpret falsely
- verb interpret wrongly
misread.
- I misread Hamlet all my life!
- verb interpret falsely
- reinterpretations2/5
reinterpretation
- noun a new or different meaning
- noun a new or different interpretation
- noun a new or different meaning
- interpretability2/5
- uninterpretable2/5
- unpretending2/5
unpretending
- adjective not ostentatious
unostentatious; unpretentious.
- his unostentatious office
- unostentatious elegance
- adjective not ostentatious
- interpretational2/5
interpretational
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- reinterprets2/5
reinterpret
- verb interpret from a different viewpoint
re-explain.
- verb assign a new or different meaning to
- verb interpret from a different viewpoint
- uninterpreted2/5
uninterpreted
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- misinterprets2/5
misinterpret
- verb interpret falsely
- verb interpret wrongly
misread.
- I misread Hamlet all my life!
- verb interpret falsely
- interpretively1/5
interpretive
- adjective satellite that provides interpretation
interpretative.
- adjective satellite that provides interpretation
- overinterpretation1/5
overinterpretation
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- unpretentiousness1/5
unpretentiousness
- noun the quality of being natural and without pretensions
- noun the quality of being natural and without pretensions
- unpretentiously1/5
unpretentiously
- adverb in an unpretentious manner
- she was unpretentiously dressed even though she was the guest of honor
- adverb in an unpretentious manner
- interpretatively1/5
interpretative
- adjective satellite that provides interpretation
interpretive.
- adjective satellite that provides interpretation
- unpretty1/5
- photointerpretation1/5
photointerpretation
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- noninterpretive1/5
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `pret`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
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