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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pretended

Rand pretended to be me and I pretended to be Rand,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Hine often donned disguises or pretended to be inspecting a factory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Many pretended it wasn't happening at all, but that's harder to do as the front line creeps closer to the city.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

Then she grabbed her Bible, pretended to flip through it and said, “Let me just check. Yes!”

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

Was she playing dumb earlier when she pretended like she’d never seen the thing before?

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin