pretending Synonyms

feigning faking dissembling simulation playing simulating impersonating posing pretence counterfeiting acting pretense affecting bluffing purport to have shamming pretending to be sanctimonious profess professing pretension stage-managing pretendingly pretend manufacturing a story simulate putting on an act roleplaying dressing up simulations dissimulating making believe playing at pretend to be play-act go through the motions brinkmanship yellowtail venture staging sham play fake fabricating dissimulate dissemble disguise disguising deceiving counterfeit