adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of pretend form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   feigned; counterfeit not-comparable

   "The room above the bank had been leased to a pretended tradesman."

Adjective

1. 1
   adopted in order to deceive wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

fictitiousaffectatedaffectatedaffectedallegedapocryphal

Example

More examples

"Mary pretended she was sick to avoid going to school."

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