Pretending

Synonyms for "pretending" (9 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (2)

Noun(1 words)

feigning

hypocritical

Strong matches (3)

Noun(2 words)

pretence pretend

pretense

Related words (4)

Noun(3 words)

pretense pretentiousness simulation

pretension

Related word relations

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9 relation types

More general

4 entries

deceit deception dissembling dissimulation

Synonyms

1 entries

pretense

causes

24 entries

acting creating false impression deception distrust erections escaping reality fantasy fantasy wish fulfillment fooled fooling else fooling people fun fun game get good women getting exposed imagination was used

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form of

1 entries

pretend

has prerequisite

9 entries

acting acting skills creativity deception free imagination imagination imagining making up story using imagination

has subevent

25 entries

act goofy act like ape act like dog act out role acting acting like superhero becoming too engrossed in game deceiving dress in costume fool yourself fooled forget inventing things never were laughter leave out fact lose touch with reality

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is a

2 entries

human activity intelligent agent activity

related to

3 entries

imagining make believe pretend

used for

22 entries

acting actors alleviating boredom avoiding reality avoiding truth children's games creating false impression creative people deceiving decepting others deception developing imagination exercising imagination exploring possibilities fooling people having fun

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Translations

3 translations across 3 languages.

Finnish

1 entries

teeskentely noun (act of imagining)

Russian

1 entries

притворство noun (act of imagining)

Spanish

1 entries

artistaje noun (act of imagining)

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)

Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.

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