PRETEND as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the enactment of a pretense
   Synonym(s)
   • make-believe (what does make-believe mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • it was just pretend
   Hypernyms(s) pretend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pretense (what does pretense mean?)
   • pretence (what does pretence mean?)
   • pretending (what does pretending mean?)
   • simulation (what does simulation mean?)
   • feigning (what does feigning mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • make (what does make mean?)
   • pretend (what does pretend mean?)
   • make believe (what does make believe mean?)
   • make (what does make mean?)
   • pretend (what does pretend mean?)
   • make believe (what does make believe mean?)

PRETEND as VERB

1. Meaning
   • state insincerely
   Synonym(s)
   • profess (what does profess mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt
   • She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
   • She pretends to be an expert on wine
   Hypernyms(s) pretend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • claim (what does claim mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make believe with the intent to deceive
   Synonym(s)
   • affect (what does affect mean?)
   • dissemble (what does dissemble mean?)
   • feign (what does feign mean?)
   • sham (what does sham mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He feigned that he was ill
   • He shammed a headache
   Hypernyms(s) pretend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • misrepresent (what does misrepresent mean?)
   • belie (what does belie mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • play possum (what does play possum mean?)
   • take a dive (what does take a dive mean?)
   • bullshit (what does bullshit mean?)
   • bull (what does bull mean?)
   • fake (what does fake mean?)
   • mouth (what does mouth mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hypocrite (what does hypocrite mean?)
   • dissembler (what does dissembler mean?)
   • phony (what does phony mean?)
   • phoney (what does phoney mean?)
   • pretender (what does pretender mean?)
   • pretense (what does pretense mean?)
   • pretence (what does pretence mean?)
   • feigning (what does feigning mean?)
   • dissembling (what does dissembling mean?)
   • imposter (what does imposter mean?)
   • impostor (what does impostor mean?)
   • pretender (what does pretender mean?)
   • fake (what does fake mean?)
   • faker (what does faker mean?)
   • fraud (what does fraud mean?)
   • sham (what does sham mean?)
   • shammer (what does shammer mean?)
   • pseudo (what does pseudo mean?)
   • pseud (what does pseud mean?)
   • role player (what does role player mean?)
   • pretense (what does pretense mean?)
   • pretence (what does pretence mean?)
   • feigning (what does feigning mean?)
   • dissembling (what does dissembling mean?)
   • pretense (what does pretense mean?)
   • pretence (what does pretence mean?)
   • pretending (what does pretending mean?)
   • simulation (what does simulation mean?)
   • feigning (what does feigning mean?)
   • pretense (what does pretense mean?)
   • pretence (what does pretence mean?)
   • pretending (what does pretending mean?)
   • simulation (what does simulation mean?)
   • feigning (what does feigning mean?)
   • fake (what does fake mean?)
   • sham (what does sham mean?)
   • postiche (what does postiche mean?)
   • malingerer (what does malingerer mean?)
   • skulker (what does skulker mean?)
   • shammer (what does shammer mean?)
   • imposter (what does imposter mean?)
   • impostor (what does impostor mean?)
   • pretender (what does pretender mean?)
   • fake (what does fake mean?)
   • faker (what does faker mean?)
   • fraud (what does fraud mean?)
   • sham (what does sham mean?)
   • shammer (what does shammer mean?)
   • pseudo (what does pseudo mean?)
   • pseud (what does pseud mean?)
   • role player (what does role player mean?)
   • pretense (what does pretense mean?)
   • pretence (what does pretence mean?)
   • feigning (what does feigning mean?)
   • dissembling (what does dissembling mean?)
3. Meaning
   • represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
   Synonym(s)
   • make (what does make mean?)
   • make believe (what does make believe mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She makes like an actress
   Hypernyms(s) pretend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • act (what does act mean?)
   • play (what does play mean?)
   • represent (what does represent mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • go through the motions (what does go through the motions mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • make-believe (what does make-believe mean?)
   • pretend (what does pretend mean?)
   • make-believe (what does make-believe mean?)
   • pretend (what does pretend mean?)
4. Meaning
   • put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
   Synonym(s)
   • guess (what does guess mean?)
   • hazard (what does hazard mean?)
   • venture (what does venture mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
   • I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
   Hypernyms(s) pretend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • speculate (what does speculate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • predict (what does predict mean?)
   • foretell (what does foretell mean?)
   • prognosticate (what does prognosticate mean?)
   • call (what does call mean?)
   • forebode (what does forebode mean?)
   • anticipate (what does anticipate mean?)
   • promise (what does promise mean?)
   • suspect (what does suspect mean?)
   • surmise (what does surmise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • luck (what does luck mean?)
   • fortune (what does fortune mean?)
   • chance (what does chance mean?)
   • hazard (what does hazard mean?)
   • guess (what does guess mean?)
   • guesswork (what does guesswork mean?)
   • guessing (what does guessing mean?)
   • shot (what does shot mean?)
   • dead reckoning (what does dead reckoning mean?)
   • guess (what does guess mean?)
   • conjecture (what does conjecture mean?)
   • supposition (what does supposition mean?)
   • surmise (what does surmise mean?)
   • surmisal (what does surmisal mean?)
   • speculation (what does speculation mean?)
   • hypothesis (what does hypothesis mean?)
   • guesser (what does guesser mean?)
   • guess (what does guess mean?)
   • guesswork (what does guesswork mean?)
   • guessing (what does guessing mean?)
   • shot (what does shot mean?)
   • dead reckoning (what does dead reckoning mean?)
5. Meaning
   • behave unnaturally or affectedly
   Synonym(s)
   • act (what does act mean?)
   • dissemble (what does dissemble mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She’’s just acting
   Hyponym(s)
   • simulate (what does simulate mean?)
   • assume (what does assume mean?)
   • sham (what does sham mean?)
   • feign (what does feign mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • act (what does act mean?)
   • imposter (what does imposter mean?)
   • impostor (what does impostor mean?)
   • pretender (what does pretender mean?)
   • fake (what does fake mean?)
   • faker (what does faker mean?)
   • fraud (what does fraud mean?)
   • sham (what does sham mean?)
   • shammer (what does shammer mean?)
   • pseudo (what does pseudo mean?)
   • pseud (what does pseud mean?)
   • role player (what does role player mean?)
6. Meaning
   • put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
   Usage Example(s)
   • pretend the title of King
   Hypernyms(s) pretend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • claim (what does claim mean?)
   • lay claim (what does lay claim mean?)
   • arrogate (what does arrogate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • Pretender (what does Pretender mean?)
   • pretension (what does pretension mean?)
   • pretension (what does pretension mean?)
   • pretense (what does pretense mean?)
   • pretence (what does pretence mean?)

PRETEND as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • imagined as in a play
   Synonym(s)
   • make-believe (what does make-believe mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the make-believe world of theater
   • play money
   • dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish
   Similar To
   • unreal (what does unreal mean?)