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pretend (78 synonym found)

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wear

venture to

venture

usurp

undertake

tug the heartstrings

try to

try and

try

trespass

take the liberty

take over

study to

strive to

simulate

sham

seize

seek to

represent

put on airs

put on

purport

protest too much

profess

pretext

pretend to

presume

playact

play possum

play God

play a scene

play a part

play

overact

make out like

make out

make like

make free

make bold

make believe

make as if

make a pretense

let on like

let on

lay claim to

invade

infringe

histrionize

hazard

gammon

four-flush

feign

fake

endeavor

encroach

dramatize

do a bit

dissimulate

dissemble

dare to

dare

cover up

counterfeit

claim

challenge

bluff

avow

attempt to

attempt

assume

arrogate

appropriate

allege

aim to

affect

adopt

act a part

act

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Definition of pretend:

(v) : to claim that or act as if something is different from what it actually is, often incorrectly and knowingly

"don't pretend you didn't know about this!"

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Definition of pretend:

(v) : to claim that or act as if something is different from what it actually is, often incorrectly and knowingly

"don't pretend you didn't know about this!"

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