the enactment of a pretense; it was just pretend

[ Syn: make-believe ]

imagined as in a play; the make-believe world of theater; play money; dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish

[ Syn: make-believe ]

make believe with the intent to deceive; He feigned that he was ill; He shammed a headache

[ Syn: feign , sham , affect , dissemble ]

behave unnaturally or affectedly; Shes just acting

[ Syn: dissemble , act ]

put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; pretend the title of King'

put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again; I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong

[ Syn: guess , venture , hazard ]

represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; She makes like an actress

[ Syn: make , make believe ]

state insincerely; 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

[ Syn: profess ]