pretend
English Thesaurus
1. the enactment of a pretense (noun.act)
2. state insincerely (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | claim, |
| definition | : | assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing (verb.communication) |
3. make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | play possum, |
| definition | : | to pretend to be dead (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | take a dive, |
| definition | : | pretend to be knocked out, as of a boxer (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | mouth, |
| definition | : | articulate silently; form words with the lips only (verb.communication) |
| verb group | : | make, make believe, pretend, |
| definition | : | represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like (verb.communication) |
4. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | go through the motions, |
| definition | : | pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it (verb.communication) |
5. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | speculate, |
| definition | : | talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | surmise, suspect, |
| definition | : | imagine to be the case or true or probable (verb.communication) |
6. behave unnaturally or affectedly (verb.creation)
| verb group | : | act, behave, do, |
| definition | : | behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself (verb.body) |
7. put forward a claim and assert right or possession of (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | arrogate, claim, lay claim, |
| definition | : | demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to (verb.possession) |
8. imagined as in a play (adj.all)
| similar | : | unreal, |
| definition | : | lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria (adj.all) |
9. the enactment of a pretense (noun.act)
| derivation | : | make, make believe, pretend, |
| definition | : | represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like (verb.communication) |
10. make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | fake, postiche, sham, |
| definition | : | something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer, |
| definition | : | a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | malingerer, shammer, skulker, |
| definition | : | someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity (noun.person) |
11. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like (verb.communication)
12. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | guesser, |
| definition | : | a person who guesses (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | chance, fortune, hazard, luck, |
| definition | : | an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another (noun.phenomenon) |
13. behave unnaturally or affectedly (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | act, |
| definition | : | a manifestation of insincerity (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer, |
| definition | : | a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person) |
14. put forward a claim and assert right or possession of (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | pretension, |
| definition | : | the advancing of a claim (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | pretender, |
| definition | : | a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title) (noun.person) |
15. imagined as in a play (adj.all)
16. the enactment of a pretense (noun.act)
| derivation | : | make, make believe, pretend, |
| definition | : | represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like (verb.communication) |
17. make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | fake, postiche, sham, |
| definition | : | something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer, |
| definition | : | a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | malingerer, shammer, skulker, |
| definition | : | someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity (noun.person) |
18. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like (verb.communication)
19. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | guesser, |
| definition | : | a person who guesses (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | chance, fortune, hazard, luck, |
| definition | : | an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another (noun.phenomenon) |
20. behave unnaturally or affectedly (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | act, |
| definition | : | a manifestation of insincerity (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer, |
| definition | : | a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person) |
21. put forward a claim and assert right or possession of (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | pretension, |
| definition | : | the advancing of a claim (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | pretender, |
| definition | : | a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title) (noun.person) |
22. imagined as in a play (adj.all)
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