Pretend Synonyms and Antonyms
prĭ-tĕnd
To feign
(Verb)
Synonyms:
- dissemble
- counterfeit
- feign
- fake
- act
- pose
- simulate
- sham
- put-on
- affect
- deceive
- assume
- bluff
- imitate
- dissimulate
- profess
- impersonate
- mislead
- let-on
- claim falsely
- make a pretense
- make as if
- make as though
- acknowledge
- pass oneself off
- beseem
- be hypocritical
- purport
- claim
- make
- allege
- play-act
- make a show of
- put-on-airs
- disguise
- make-like
- go-through-the-motions
- sail under false colors
- keep-up-appearances
- put up a front
- imagine
- put on an act
- play-possum
- mimic
- proclaim
- make-believe
Antonyms:
- be honest
To make believe
(Verb)
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To contrive and present as genuine
(Verb)
Synonyms:
To have the courage to put forward, as an idea, especially when rebuff or criticism is likely
(Verb)
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Made to imitate something else
(Adjective)
Fake, falsify
(Verb)
Antonyms:
- tell truth
Words Related to Pretend
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