Words Like PRETEND
We have put together a list of words that are similar to PRETEND.
39 Alternative Words Similar to pretend
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Bullshit
Verb Hyponym
8 examples of pretend
1
to pretend friendship
2
to pretend to be asleep
3
I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
4
dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish
5
play money
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He shammed a headache
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She pretends to be an expert on wine
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She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
10 definitions of pretend
1
To lay a claim to; to allege a title to; to claim.
2
To hold before, or put forward, as a cloak or disguise for something else; to exhibit as a veil for something hidden.
3
To hold out, or represent, falsely; to put forward, or offer, as true or real (something untrue or unreal); to show hypocritically, or for the purpose of deceiving; to simulate; to feign.
4
To intend; to design; to plot; to attempt.
5
To hold before one; to extend.
6
To put in, or make, a claim, truly or falsely; to allege a title; to lay claim to, or strive after, something; -- usually with to.
7
To hold out the appearance of being, possessing, or performing; to profess; to make believe; to feign; to sham.
8
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
9
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
10
the enactment of a pretense