pretend
noun
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Sense 1 noun
the enactment of a pretense
it was just pretend
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Sense 2 verb
make believe with the intent to deceive
He feigned that he was ill
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Sense 3 adjective
imagined as in a play
the make-believe world of theater
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Sense 4 verb
behave unnaturally or affectedly
She's just acting
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Sense 5 verb
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
pretend the title of King
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Sense 6 verb
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
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Sense 7 verb
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
She makes like an actress
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Sense 8 verb
state insincerely
He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | make believe |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | make-believe |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pretense |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pretense |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fake |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dissembling |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hypocrite |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | role player |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | shammer |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | make believe |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | misrepresent |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | play possum |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | take a dive |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bullshit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mouth |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pretend |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | make-believe |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unreal |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | act |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | role player |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | behave |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | sham |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | pretence |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | pretension |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | Pretender |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | arrogate |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dead reckoning |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | supposition |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | guesser |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | fortune |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | speculate |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | prognosticate |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | suspect |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | pretend |
| 7 | verb group | Related & opposite | pretend |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | go through the motions |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | claim |