Pretend — synonyms, definition

1. pretend (Verb)

act act out affect assert assume beguile bluff cloak coin conceal contrive counterfeit delude devise disguise dissemble doctor emulate equivocate evade • • •

pretend (Verb) — Make believe with the intent to deceive. ex. "He pretended that he was ill"

pretend (Verb) — Behave unnaturally or affectedly. ex. "She's just pretending"

pretend (Verb) — Put forward a claim and assert right or possession of. ex. "pretend the title of King"

pretend (Verb) — Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation. ex. "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

pretend (Verb) — Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like. ex. "She pretends like an actress"

pretend (Verb) — State insincerely. ex. "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"

act arrogate belie claim lay claim misrepresent muse play represent speculate anticipate assume bull bullshit call fake feign forebode foretell go through the motions mouth play possum predict prognosticate promise sham simulate surmise suspect take a dive • • •

2. pretend (Adjective)

pretend (Adjective) — Imagined as in a play. ex. "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"

3. pretend (Noun)

make-believe

pretend (Noun) — The enactment of a pretence. ex. "it was just pretend"

feigning pretence pretending pretense simulation