| Main Entry: |
pretended |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
alleged; imaginary |
Synonyms: |
affected,
artificial,
assumed, avowed, bluffing,
bogus,
charlatan,
cheating,
concealed,
counterfeit,
covered, dissimulated, factitious, fake, false, falsified, feigned,
fictitious, impostrous, imposturous,
lying, make-believe, masked,
mock,
ostensible, phony,
pretend, professed, pseudo*, purported, put-on, quack, sham*, shammed, simulated, so-called,
spurious,
supposed
|
Antonyms: |
genuine, real, sincere
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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