Synonyms for pretend

Other words for “pretend”, grouped by meaning.

We found 13 synonyms for “pretend”. The most common are make-believe, feign, sham, affect, dissemble.

noun the enactment of a pretense

verb make believe with the intent to deceive

verb behave unnaturally or affectedly

verb put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

verb represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

verb state insincerely

Synonymsprofess

adjective imagined as in a play

Similarunreal

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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