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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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The vice president pretended to pivot from “a longer discussion” of the subject, but then he immediately started pontificating about the culture’s “desire” to classify “celestial beings who fly around “as aliens.”

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

But admits that in the beginning, he was not truly ready to change and only pretended he was seeking support "to keep others happy".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Josie is chagrined to recognize that she would forgive him, too, if he ever so much as pretended to care about her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

It’s that it apparently knowingly produced fake results and falsely pretended they were real and accurate.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

I just ran the line, took a beaver now and then, and pretended somewhere in my mind that I was Sergeant Preston and had a whole team of Kings out in front of me.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen