Pretend Synonyms and Antonyms

prĭ-tĕnd
To feign
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. dissemble
  2. counterfeit
  3. feign
  4. fake
  5. act
  6. pose
  7. simulate
  8. sham
  9. put-on
  10. affect
  11. deceive
  12. assume
  13. bluff
  14. imitate
  15. dissimulate
  16. profess
  17. impersonate
  18. mislead
  19. let-on
  20. claim falsely
  21. make a pretense
  22. make as if
  23. make as though
  24. acknowledge
  25. pass oneself off
  26. beseem
  27. be hypocritical
  28. purport
  29. claim
  30. make
  31. allege
  32. play-act
  33. make a show of
  34. put-on-airs
  35. disguise
  36. make-like
  37. go-through-the-motions
  38. sail under false colors
  39. keep-up-appearances
  40. put up a front
  41. imagine
  42. put on an act
  43. play-possum
  44. mimic
  45. proclaim
  46. make-believe
Antonyms:
  1. be honest
To make believe
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. feign
  2. affect
  3. sham
  4. mimic
  5. fill a role
  6. take a part
  7. represent
  8. portray
  9. assume
  10. make out like
  11. play
  12. counterfeit
  13. make as if
  14. make as though
  15. fake
  16. make-believe
  17. create
  18. imagine
  19. invent
  20. act the part of
  21. put-on
  22. act a part
  23. playact
  24. put on an act
  25. simulate
  26. dissemble
To claim or allege insincerely or falsely
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. profess
  2. feign
To contrive and present as genuine
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. counterfeit
  2. fake
  3. feign
  4. simulate
To have the courage to put forward, as an idea, especially when rebuff or criticism is likely
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. hazard
  2. venture
  3. presume
  4. dare
  5. guess
Fake, falsify
(Verb)
Antonyms:
  1. tell truth

Words Related to Pretend

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Pretend Sentence Examples

  • I used to pretend when I was young.

  • Just pretend it's a really dry martini.

  • You need to pretend you know what to do, even if you don't.

  • You can pretend it's blood.

  • You could pretend to use the toilet and see if he's all right.

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