PRETENDS Synonyms
There are 22 hypernyms of the word pretends. (close relations)
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| acts | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome | ||||||
| affects | verbv | |||||
noun • the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion verb • have an effect upon • act physically on; have an effect upon • connect closely and often incriminatingly • make believe with the intent to deceive • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | ||||||
| feigns | verbv | |||||
verb • make believe with the intent to deceive • make a pretence of | ||||||
| poses | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • affected manners intended to impress others • a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes • a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display verb • offer for others to consider • assume a posture as for artistic purposes • pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions • behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others • put into a certain place or abstract location • be a mystery or bewildering to | ||||||
| simulates | verbv | |||||
verb • reproduce someone's behavior or looks • create a representation or simulation of • make a pretence of | ||||||
| dissemble | verbv | |||||
verb • make believe with the intent to deceive • hide under a false appearance • behave unnaturally or affectedly | ||||||
| make-believe | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • imaginative intellectual play • the enactment of a pretense adjective satellite • imagined as in a play | ||||||
| act | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body • something that people do or cause to happen • a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet • a short performance that is part of a longer program • a manifestation of insincerity verb • perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) • behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself • play a role or part • discharge one's duties • pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind • be suitable for theatrical performance • have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected • be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure • behave unnaturally or affectedly • perform on a stage or theater | ||||||
| affect | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion verb • have an effect upon • act physically on; have an effect upon • connect closely and often incriminatingly • make believe with the intent to deceive • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | ||||||
| feign | verbv | |||||
verb • make believe with the intent to deceive • make a pretence of | ||||||
| guess | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence • an estimate based on little or no information verb • expect, believe, or suppose • put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation • judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) • guess correctly; solve by guessing | ||||||
| hazard | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune • an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another • an obstacle on a golf course verb • put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation • put at risk • take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | ||||||
| make | verbv | |||||
noun • a recognizable kind • the act of mixing cards haphazardly verb • engage in • give certain properties to something • make or cause to be or to become • cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner • give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally • create or manufacture a man-made product • make, formulate, or derive in the mind • compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way • create by artistic means • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages • create or design, often in a certain way • to compose or represent • reach a goal • be or be capable of being changed or made into • make by shaping or bringing together constituents • perform, produce, or carry out • make by combining materials and parts • change from one form into another • act in a certain way so as to acquire • charge with a function; charge to be • achieve a point or goal • reach a destination, either real or abstract • institute, enact, or establish • carry out or commit • form by assembling individuals or constituents • organize or be responsible for • put in order or neaten • head into a specified direction • have a bowel movement • undergo fabrication or creation • be suitable for • add up to • amount to • constitute the essence of • appear to begin an activity • proceed along a path • reach in time • gather and light the materials for • prepare for eating by applying heat • induce to have sex • assure the success of • represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like • consider as being • calculate as being • cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable • favor the development of • develop into • behave in a certain manner • eliminate urine | ||||||
| profess | verbv | |||||
verb • practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about • confess one's faith in, or allegiance to • admit (to a wrongdoing) • state freely • receive into a religious order or congregation • take vows, as in religious order • state insincerely | ||||||
| sham | nounn | |||||
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses adjective satellite • adopted in order to deceive verb • make a pretence of • make believe with the intent to deceive | ||||||
| venture | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome • an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits • a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit verb • proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers • put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation • put at risk | ||||||