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pretend (78 synonym found)

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try

avow

dare

fake

play

sham

wear

adopt

bluff

claim

feign

seize

usurp

affect

aim to

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gammon

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let on

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try to

attempt

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presume

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profess

purport

seek to

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venture

arrogate

cover up

do a bit

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endeavor

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make out

play God

simulate

study to

trespass

challenge

dissemble

dramatize

make bold

make free

make like

represent

strive to

take over

undertake

act a part

attempt to

four-flush

make as if

pretend to

venture to

appropriate

counterfeit

dissimulate

histrionize

let on like

play a part

play possum

put on airs

lay claim to

make believe

play a scene

make out like

make a pretense

protest too much

take the liberty

tug the heartstrings

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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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