pretending

Speech parts

1. pretending - Noun

2. pretending - Verb

Meaning

of Pretend

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

feigning playing acting affecting simulation pretense pretence dissembling posing counterfeiting bluffing simulating impersonating faking make
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Antonyms

own natural real true oath actual
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Hypernyms

deception deceit dissembling dissimulation

Hyponyms

show mannerism make-believe appearance pose pretend

Phrases with the word

pretending not to notice dangerous person pretending to be harmless pretending to be

Examples

Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it. Oliver Herford

I got attention by being funny at school, pretending to be retarded, and jumping around with a deformed hand. Leonardo DiCaprio

I don't think that we necessarily lie. I mean, we make our living by pretending that we're someone else. I don't tell tall tales. I always tell the truth. Albert Finney

When in the city of the pretenders. Be pretending. Thai Proverb

The world wags on with three things: doing, undoing, and pretending. Italian Proverb

It's impossible to awaken a man who is pretending to be asleep. Native American Proverb

Close letter words and terms

pretenderism pretendership Pretendian pretending not to notice pretendingly pretendingness