| NOUN | act | pretending, pretense, pretence, simulation, feigning | the act of giving a false / false / false appearance |
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| Sounds | priyteh'ndihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | The act of giving a false / false / false appearance. | |
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| Example | "his conformity was only pretending" | |
| Synonyms | pretense, pretence, simulation, feigning | |
| Narrower | affectation, mannerism, pose, affectedness | A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display |
| appearance, show | pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression | |
| make-believe, pretend | The enactment of a pretense | |
| masquerade, charade | making a false / false / false outward show | |
| Broader | deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation | The act of deceiving / deceiving |
| Spanish | fachada, fingimiento, simulación | |
| Catalan | fingiment, pretensió, simulació | |
| Verbs | pretend | make believe with the intent to deceive / deceive |
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