pretended Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb make believe with the intent to deceive
   affect; feign; pretend; dissemble; sham.
   
   • He feigned that he was ill
   • He shammed a headache
2. verb behave unnaturally or affectedly
   pretend; dissemble; act.
   
   • She's just acting
3. verb put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
   pretend.
   
   • pretend the title of King
4. verb put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
   guess; pretend; hazard; venture.
   
   • I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
   • I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
5. verb represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
   make; pretend; make believe.
   
   • She makes like an actress
6. verb state insincerely
   pretend; profess.
   
   • 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
7. adjective satellite adopted in order to deceive
   false; put on; assumed; fictitious; fictive; sham.
   
   • an assumed name
   • an assumed cheerfulness
   • a fictitious address
   • fictive sympathy
   • a pretended interest
   • a put-on childish voice
   • sham modesty

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