All pretend synonyms
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P p verb pretend
- doublecross β To betray someone by leading them into trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.
- jollies β in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
- dissemble β to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business.
- have it β (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- antiquing β of or belonging to the past; not modern.
- lead on β to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
- caricaturing β a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
- make believe β the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- fox β Free Objects for Crystallography
- guess β to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
- ham up β an actor or performer who overacts.
- make up β the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- chicane β a bridge or whist hand without trumps
- beg the question β If you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it makes people want to ask that question; some people consider that this use is incorrect.
- juke β to make a move intended to deceive (an opponent).
- dare say β to think likely; suppose
- go out on a limb β say sth daring
- joke β something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- hit up β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- foxed β deceived; tricked.
- lay it on thick β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- kid β Thomas, 1558β94, English dramatist.
- mime β the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- conjecture β A conjecture is a conclusion that is based on information that is not certain or complete.
- guesstimate β to estimate without substantial basis in facts or statistics.
- feign β to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.
- bunco β a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters
- claim β If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
- doublespeak β evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- jazz β music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
- foxing β material used to cover the upper portion of a shoe.
- bring down the house β to receive enthusiastic applause from the audience
- evade β Escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery.
- illude β to deceive or trick.
- lay claim to β to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- funned β something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
- mimeo β A mimeograph.
- fabulize β To compose or relate fables or fictions.
- disguise β to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
adjective pretend
- invented β Fictional, made up, imaginary.
- imitation β a result or product of imitating.
- artificial β Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
- fictitious β created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.
- mock β to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- fake β to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
adj pretend
- make-believe β pretense, especially of an innocent or playful kind; feigning; sham: the make-believe of children playing.
- fictional β invented as part of a work of fiction: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective.
- disguised β to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
noun pretend
- coverup β an attempt to keep blunders, crimes, etc. from being disclosed