Pretending

Synonyms for "pretending" (20 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
feigningsimulationactingcharacter portrayal

Strong matches (6)

Noun(4 words)
disguisedramatic playfakeimaginative activity
Verb(1 words)

Related words (10)

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

16 entries
actionactivityadjectivebehaviorcommunicationdeceitdeceptiondescriptive worddissemblingdissimulationdramaeducational activitylearning exerciseparticipial adjectiveplaytheater

More specific

10 entries
actingcharacter portrayaldramatic playfeignedfeigningillusoryimaginative playimitationplayactingrole play

Collocations

16 entries
dramatic playfeigning ignorancefeigning interestinsincere behaviormake believeplayactingplaying pretendpretend playpretending activitypretending behaviorpretending scenariopretending thatpretending topretending to berole playrole play activity

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

It's no use pretending to make me believe that I believe things you don't believe!

Source: tatoeba (1495)

It is no use your pretending that you know nothing.

Source: tatoeba (24805)

There is no point in pretending to be sick.

Source: tatoeba (25316)

It is no use pretending you know nothing about it.

Source: tatoeba (50448)

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