pretended

Words with a similar base: pretended

'pretended'

[feign.v.01] as in: make believe with the intent to deceive

Examples:
He feigned that he was ill
He shammed a headache

'pretended'

[dissemble.v.03] as in: behave unnaturally or affectedly

Examples:
She's just acting

'pretended'

[pretend.v.03] as in: put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

Examples:
pretend the title of King

'pretended'

[guess.v.02] as in: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

Examples:
I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong

'pretended'

[make.v.42] as in: represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

Examples:
She makes like an actress

'pretended'

[profess.v.07] as in: state insincerely

Examples:
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

'pretended'

[assumed.s.01] as in: adopted in order to deceive

Examples:
an assumed name
an assumed cheerfulness
a fictitious address
fictive sympathy
a pretended interest
a put-on childish voice
sham modesty

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