pretend
- verb (v)
Meaning: fake, falsify
Synonyms:
act
affect
allege
assume
be deceitful
beguile
be hypocritical
bluff
cheat
claim
claim falsely
counterfeit
cozen
deceive
delude
dissemble
dissimulate
dupe
fake out
feign
fish
fool
fudge
hoodwink
impersonate
jazz
jive
lay claim
let on
make out
malinger
masquerade
mislead
pass off
pass oneself off as
profess
purport
put on
put up a front
sham
shuck and jive
simulate
stonewall
sucker
whitewash
Antonyms:
tell truth
- verb (v)
Meaning: play the part of
Synonyms:
act
assume the role
imagine
imitate
impersonate
make as if
make believe
make out like
make up
masquerade
mimic
play
playact
portray
pose
purport
put on a front
put on airs
put on an act
represent
reproduce
suppose
Antonyms:
be honest
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