pretended

[pri-ten-did] / prɪˈtɛn dɪd /

ADJECTIVE

alleged; imaginary

Synonyms

STRONG

affected assumed avowed bluffing cheating concealed counterfeit covered dissimulated fake falsified feigned lying masked mock pretend professed purported quack sham shammed simulated supposed

WEAK

artificial bogus charlatan factitious false fictitious impostrous imposturous make believe ostensible phony pseudo put on so-called spurious

Antonyms

STRONG

bare exposed genuine open original real revealed true

WEAK

sincere

Example Sentences

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Judge Williams said Villafane charmed his partner and pretended to be caring and generous.

From BBC

He said he realized he needed to quit when he pretended he needed to use the bathroom while he was hanging out with friends so he could return to his chatbots.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some pretended to be difficult customers to allow the waitstaff to rehearse for future nitpicking.

From The Wall Street Journal

The post–Plaza Accord bargain, where Japan lent America back the money that Americans spent on Japanese exports, was built on temporary conditions that everyone pretended were permanent.

From MarketWatch

That was inconvenient for the BBC—so it simply pretended otherwise.

From The Wall Street Journal

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