What is "pretend" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "pretend": the enactment of a pretense

Noun

Pronunciation in UK: /pɹɪˈtɛnd/

Meaning of "pretend": make believe with the intent to deceive

Verb

Pronunciation in UK: /pɹɪˈtɛnd/

Meaning of "pretend": imagined as in a play

Adjective

Pronunciation in UK: /pɹɪˈtɛnd/

Meaning of "pretend": behave unnaturally or affectedly

Verb

Pronunciation in UK: /pɹɪˈtɛnd/

Meaning of "pretend": put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

Verb

Pronunciation in UK: /pɹɪˈtɛnd/

Meaning of "pretend": put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

Verb

Pronunciation in UK: /pɹɪˈtɛnd/

Meaning of "pretend": represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

Verb

Pronunciation in UK: /pɹɪˈtɛnd/

Meaning of "pretend": state insincerely

Verb

Pronunciation in UK: /pɹɪˈtɛnd/

Synonyms:

fool, feign, purport, assume, impersonate, bluff, profess, put on, claim, cheat, fish, whitewash, dupe, beguile, allege, counterfeit, fudge, sham, masquerade, sucker, jazz, malinger, dissemble, simulate, affect, hoodwink, delude, cozen, stonewall, mislead, deceive, act, dissimulate, let on, make out, pass off, jive, be deceitful, be hypocritical, claim falsely, fake out, lay claim, pass oneself off as, put up a front, shuck and jive, imitate, suppose, impersonate, purport, portray, represent, play, masquerade, pose, imagine, reproduce, mimic, act, make believe, make up, put on an act, playact, assume the role, make as if, make out like, put on a front, put on airs,

Antonyms:

deny, reveal, tell truth, be honest, differ, oppose, reverse, stop, tell truth, be original, be honest,