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pretend (78 synonym found)

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tug the heartstrings

take the liberty

protest too much

make a pretense

make out like

play a scene

make believe

lay claim to

put on airs

play possum

play a part

let on like

histrionize

dissimulate

counterfeit

appropriate

venture to

pretend to

make as if

four-flush

attempt to

act a part

undertake

take over

strive to

represent

make like

make free

make bold

dramatize

dissemble

challenge

trespass

study to

simulate

play God

make out

infringe

endeavor

encroach

do a bit

cover up

arrogate

venture

try and

seek to

purport

profess

pretext

presume

playact

overact

dare to

attempt

try to

put on

let on

invade

hazard

gammon

assume

allege

aim to

affect

usurp

seize

feign

claim

bluff

adopt

wear

sham

play

fake

dare

avow

try

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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