Definition of pretend

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  • pretend is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
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Definition of pretend

  • behave unnaturally or affectedly (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. act
    2. dissemble
  • the enactment of a pretense (noun)

    Examples

    1. it was just pretend

    Synonyms

    1. make-believe
  • represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. make
    2. make believe
  • state insincerely (verb)

    Examples

    1. She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
    2. She pretends to be an expert on wine

    Synonyms

    1. profess
  • imagined as in a play (adjective)

    Examples

    1. dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish

    Synonyms

    1. make-believe
  • make believe with the intent to deceive (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. affect
    2. dissemble
    3. feign
    4. sham
  • put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb)

    Examples

    1. I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong

    Synonyms

    1. guess
    2. hazard
    3. venture
  • put forward a claim and assert right or possession of (verb)

    Examples

    1. pretend the title of King

See definition of pretend in Merriam Webster