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Pretending
To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.
📖 Definitions of "Pretending"
- 1
To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.
- 2
To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.).
- 3
To lay claim to (an ability, status, advantage, etc.). (originally used without to)
- 4
To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe.
- 1
The act of imagining; make-believe
🔄 Synonyms of "Pretending"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pretensenoun | (countable or uncountable) The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation. |
| pretencenoun | British standard spelling of pretense. |
| feigningnoun | Act of one who feigns; fakery; deceit. |
| simulationnoun | Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pretending"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pretensenoun | (countable or uncountable) The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation. |
| feigningnoun | Act of one who feigns; fakery; deceit. |
| pretencenoun | British standard spelling of pretense. |
| simulationnoun | Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour. |
| make-believenoun | (uncountable) The quality or act of pretending; acting as if something is true when in fact one knows it is not. |
| fakeverb | (transitive) To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify. |
| shamverb | To deceive, cheat, lie. |
| bluffingnoun | A bluff; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate. |
| posingnoun | (informal) The act of portraying oneself artificially, usually to make oneself appear grander or to fit in with the crowd; pretense |
| allegingnoun | allegation |
| contendingnoun | contention |
| arguingnoun | argument |
| seemingnoun | Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, and often opposed to, real or actual). |
| appearingnoun | appearance; act of coming into view |
| affirmingnoun | The act of one who affirms something; an affirmation. |
| claimingnoun | The act of making a claim. |
| claimverb | To demand ownership of. |
| resemblingnoun | The action of the verb to resemble. |
| sayingnoun | A proverb or maxim. |
| masqueradingnoun | The act of one who masquerades. |
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