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verbbehave unnaturally or affectedly
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"it was just pretend"nounthe enactment of a pretense
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verbrepresent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
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"She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber" "She pretends to be an expert on wine"verbstate insincerely
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"dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"adjectiveimagined as in a play
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verbmake believe with the intent to deceivetype of:
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"I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"verbput forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutationtype of:
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"pretend the title of King"verbput forward a claim and assert right or possession of
Synonyms & Similar Words
make call play guess promise mouth act bullshit suspect fake bull assume claim pretending represent affect venture predict unreal sham hazard simulation anticipate speculate simulate feign pretense profess pretence foretell belie surmise pretender feigning pretension dissemble misrepresent make-believe make believe go through the motions take a dive talk through one's hat play possum forebode prognosticate arrogate lay claim