Synonyms for pretend
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb pretend
Sense 1:
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemblemisrepresent, belie
Sense 5:
make, pretend, make believeact, play, represent
Sense 2:
dissemble, pretend, actSense 3:
pretendclaim, lay claim, arrogate
Sense 4:
guess, venture, pretend, hazardspeculate
Sense 6:
profess, pretendclaim
Similarity of adj pretend
1 sense of pretend
Sense 1:
make-believe, pretendunreal (vs. real)
