English dictionary

pretend

/pr/I/'t/E/nd/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

make believe with the intent to deceive

verb.communication

Synonyms affect dissemble feign sham

Source: WordNet 3.0
behave unnaturally or affectedly

verb.creation

Synonyms act dissemble

Source: WordNet 3.0
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

verb.possession

Examples
Pretend the title of King.

Source: WordNet 3.0
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

verb.communication

Examples
I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong.

Synonyms guess hazard venture

Source: WordNet 3.0
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

verb.communication

Synonyms make make believe

Source: WordNet 3.0
state insincerely

verb.communication

Examples
She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber.

She pretends to be an expert on wine.

Synonyms profess

Source: WordNet 3.0
To lay a claim to; to allege a title to; to claim.

verb

Source: webster1913
To put in, or make, a claim, truly or falsely; to allege a title; to lay claim to, or strive after, something; -- usually with <i>to</i>.

verb

Source: webster1913