| Main Entry: |
pretend |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
fake, falsify |
Synonyms: |
act,
affect,
allege,
assume, be deceitful, be hypocritical,
beguile,
bluff,
cheat,
claim, claim falsely,
counterfeit, cozen,
deceive,
delude, dissemble, dissimulate,
dupe, fake out,
feign,
fish*,
fool, fudge,
hoodwink*, impersonate, jazz, jive, lay claim, let on, make out, malinger,
masquerade,
mislead, pass off, pass oneself off as,
profess,
purport,
put on*, put up a front,
sham*, shuck and jive,
simulate, stonewall, sucker, whitewash
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| Notes: |
portend means to indicate (events, misfortunes, etc.) as in future or to foreshadow or to bode; pretend means to make believe with the intent to deceive or to give a false appearance of |
Antonyms: |
tell truth
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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