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pretend

Letters that make pretend

d, e, n, p, r, t are letters that make 'pretend'

Words within pretend

rete, re, te, PR, en, tend, ten, end, ND, Re, Nd, Pr, Te, ret are words within 'pretend'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of pretend

pretends is a word created by adding a letter to 'pretend'

pretend is a 7 letter word ending with d
pretend is a 7 letter word starting with p

8 possible definitions for 'pretend'

Pretend as "state insincerely"

Under this definition, pretend is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

profess has the same meaning as pretend

pretend as a type

'pretend' can be a type of claim.

Example of pretend used within this context

"He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt", "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber", "She pretends to be an expert on wine"

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

Under this definition, pretend is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

make, make believe have the same meaning as 'pretend'

pretend as a type

'pretend' can be a type of represent, play, act.

Types of pretend

go through the motions is a type of pretend.

Derivatives of pretend

make-believe, pretend are derivatives of 'pretend'.

Verb groups of pretend

feign, dissemble, affect, sham, pretend are verb groups of 'pretend'.

Pretend as "make believe with the intent to deceive"

Under this definition, pretend is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

feign, dissemble, affect, sham have the same meaning as 'pretend'

pretend as a type

'pretend' can be a type of misrepresent, belie.

Types of pretend

play possum, take a dive, talk through one's hat, fake, bull, bullshit, mouth are types of 'pretend'.

Derivatives of pretend

postiche, dissembler, dissimulator, pretender, imposter, impostor, faker, shammer, pseud, skulker, sham, hypocrite, fake, fraud, role player, malingerer, feigning, phony, phoney, pseudo, pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, dissembling are derivatives of 'pretend'.

Verb groups of pretend

pretend, make, make believe are verb groups of 'pretend'.

Pretend as "put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation"

Under this definition, pretend is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hazard, guess, venture have the same meaning as 'pretend'

pretend as a type

'pretend' can be a type of speculate.

Types of pretend

foretell, forebode, promise, anticipate, prognosticate, predict, call, surmise, suspect are types of 'pretend'.

Derivatives of pretend

guesser, luck, fortune, dead reckoning, speculation, hypothesis, surmise, chance, hazard, shot, conjecture, supposition, guess, guesswork, guessing, surmisal are derivatives of 'pretend'.

Example of pretend used within this context

"I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again", "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

Pretend as "behave unnaturally or affectedly"

Under this definition, pretend is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

act, dissemble have the same meaning as 'pretend'

Types of pretend

simulate, assume, feign, sham are types of 'pretend'.

Derivatives of pretend

imposter, impostor, faker, shammer, pseud, act, sham, fake, fraud, role player, pretender, pseudo are derivatives of 'pretend'.

Verb groups of pretend

behave, act, do are verb groups of 'pretend'.

Pretend as "put forward a claim and assert right or possession of"

Under this definition, pretend is a verb and has the following properties:

pretend as a type

'pretend' can be a type of arrogate, lay claim, claim.

Derivatives of pretend

pretension, Pretender, pretense, pretence are derivatives of 'pretend'.

Example of pretend used within this context

"pretend the title of King"

Pretend as "the enactment of a pretense"

Under this definition, pretend is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

make-believe has the same meaning as pretend

pretend as a type

'pretend' can be a type of feigning, pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation.

Derivatives of pretend

pretend, make, make believe, make-believe are derivatives of 'pretend'.

Example of pretend used within this context

"it was just pretend"

Pretend as "imagined as in a play"

Under this definition, pretend is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

make-believe has the same meaning as pretend

Derivatives of pretend

make-believe, pretense, pretence, pretend are derivatives of 'pretend'.

Similar to pretend

unreal is similar to pretend.

Example of pretend used within this context

"the make-believe world of theater", "play money", "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"