pretend

10 points English 7 letters Very common Commonness #1,597 Valid in: US and UK dictionaries

Definitions

verb

make believe with the intent to deceive

noun

the enactment of a pretense

adjective

imagined as in a play

Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Pronunciation

/pɹiːtˈɛnd/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

Word forms

plural pretends

Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.

Synonyms

state insincerely

profess

make believe with the intent to deceive

feign sham affect dissemble

represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

make

put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

guess venture hazard

behave unnaturally or affectedly

act

Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

Rhymes

friend end send spend defend intend attend lend tend bend recommend depend extend offend blend mend

More rhymes → · rhymes from CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

Crossword clues

“imagined as in a play” wn-def
“make believe with the intent to deceive” wn-def
“the enactment of a pretense” wn-def

Anagrams

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Words you can make from PRETEND

need end red ten deep peter tree er de pretend enter ed

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