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Pretend

🔄 Synonyms of "Pretend"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
affectverb	(transitive) To influence or alter.
shamnoun	Intended to deceive; false.
playverb	(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
actnoun	(countable) An instance of a certain standardized college admissions test in the United States, originally called the American College Test.
feignverb	To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
unreal	Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality.
dissembleverb	(transitive) To disguise or conceal something.
make-believenoun	(uncountable) The quality or act of pretending; acting as if something is true when in fact one knows it is not.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pretend"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
feignverb	To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
make-believenoun	(uncountable) The quality or act of pretending; acting as if something is true when in fact one knows it is not.
shamverb	To deceive, cheat, lie.
dissembleverb	(transitive) To disguise or conceal something.
affectverb	(transitive) To influence or alter.
playverb	(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
unreal	Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality.
actverb	(intransitive) To do something.
fakeverb	Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
persuadeverb	(transitive) To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.
spoofverb	(transitive) To gently satirize.
convinceverb	To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
purportverb	To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately). [(usually) with to (+ infinitive)]
argueverb	(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.
contendverb	(intransitive) To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
arguable	That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
suggestverb	(transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.
seemingnoun	Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, and often opposed to, real or actual).
appearverb	(intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
seemverb	(copulative) To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.