Mary pretended she was sick to avoid going to school.
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Pretended
/pɹɪˈtɛndɪd/
Synonyms for "pretended" (126 found)
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dressed updummyembellishedembroideredersatzfactitiousfakefakedfalsefalsifiedfeignedfictionalfictitiousfictiveformalgarbledglossyhypocriticalillegitimateimaginary
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imitationin name only
Verb(9 words)
Adjective(5 words)
Noun(1 words)
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17 entriesalleged wealthapparent seriousnessassume expertiseemulate a rolefake credentialsfake enthusiasmfake surprisefalse diplomafeign authorityfeign ignorancefeign illnessfeigned angerfeigned interestfeigned supportimitate styleostensible effort
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Collocations
10 entriespretended compliancepretended concernpretended confidencepretended enthusiasmpretended ignorancepretended innocencepretended interestpretended sinceritypretended to bepretended to know
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11 total sentences available.
Tom pretended not to know the answer.
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The boy pretended he could read, but he was holding the book upside down.
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The child pretended that it was asleep.
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