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Pretend

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Definitions for Pretend

noun
the enactment of a pretense
Synonyms
make-believe
Examples
  1. it was just pretend
verb
make believe with the intent to deceive
Synonyms
feign sham affect dissemble
Examples
  1. He feigned that he was ill
  2. He shammed a headache
verb
behave unnaturally or affectedly
Synonyms
dissemble act
Examples
  1. She's just acting
verb
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
Examples
  1. pretend the title of King
verb
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
Synonyms
guess venture hazard
Examples
  1. I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
  2. I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
verb
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
Synonyms
make make believe
Examples
  1. She makes like an actress
verb
state insincerely
Synonyms
profess
Examples
  1. He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt
  2. She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
  3. She pretends to be an expert on wine
adjective
imagined as in a play
Synonyms
make-believe
Examples
  1. the make-believe world of theater
  2. play money
  3. dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish

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