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- [pri-ten-did]
- /prɪˈtɛn dɪd/
- /prɪˈten.dɪd/
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- [pri-ten-did]
- /prɪˈtɛn dɪd/
Definitions of pretended word
- adjective pretended Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit: pretend diamonds. 1
- verb with object pretended to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so: to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong. 1
- verb with object pretended to appear falsely, as to deceive; feign: to pretend to go to sleep. 1
- verb with object pretended to make believe: The children pretended to be cowboys. 1
- verb with object pretended to presume; venture: I can't pretend to say what went wrong. 1
- verb with object pretended to allege or profess, especially insincerely or falsely: He pretended to have no knowledge of her whereabouts. 1
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Origin of pretended
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75; See origin at pretend, -ed2
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Parts of speech for Pretended
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pretended popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
pretended usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pretended
adj pretended
- alleged — An alleged fact has been stated but has not been proved to be true.
- assumed — false; fictitious
- bogus — If you describe something as bogus, you mean that it is not genuine.
- campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
- campy — Campy means the same as camp.
verb pretended
adjective pretended
- charlatan — You describe someone as a charlatan when they pretend to have skills or knowledge that they do not really possess.
- deceptive — If something is deceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true.
- dissimulated — Simple past tense and past participle of dissimulate.
- dummied — Simple past tense and past participle of dummy.
- ersatz — (of a product) Made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else.
Antonyms for pretended
adj pretended
- actual — You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
- agrestal — (of uncultivated plants such as weeds) growing on cultivated land
- for real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
- honest injun — honestly (used to emphasize the truth of a statement).
- honest to god — real or genuine.
verb pretended
- kibitzed — Simple past tense and past participle of kibitz.
Top questions with pretended
- what is the meaning of pretended?
- the walkmen everyone who pretended to like me is gone?
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