pretended (Meaning)
pretended (s)
adopted in order to deceive
Synonyms & Antonyms of pretended
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- spurious
- bogus
- mechanical
- empty
- theatric
- hollow
- cute
- artificial
- calculated
- plastic
- feigned
- contrived
- theatrical
- sham
- pseudo
- factitious
- put-on
- phony
- phoney
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- automatic
- cultivated
- stylized
- conventional
- facile
- fabricated
- melodramatic
- impersonal
- hypocritical
- unrealistic
- labored
- insincere
- hokey
- concocted
- double-dealing
- unreal
- wooden
- unauthentic
- premeditated
- two-faced
- mincing
- studied
- mealy
- overacted
- manufactured
- unctuous
- histrionic
- pat
- deliberate
- stiff
- conscious
- canned
- rigid
- mealymouthed
- formal
Antonyms:
pretended Sentence Examples
- The child pretended to be asleep to avoid bedtime.
- She pretended to be injured to gain sympathy from others.
- The magician pretended to levitate in front of the amazed audience.
- He pretended to be a doctor to fool his unsuspecting patients.
- The detective pretended to be a suspect to gather information.
- The actress pretended to cry for the emotional scene in the movie.
- The politician pretended to care about the people's needs to win votes.
- The thief pretended to be a delivery person to gain access to the building.
- The animal trainer pretended to be the alpha of the pack to maintain control.
- I pretended to be interested in the conversation to avoid seeming rude.
FAQs About the word pretended
adopted in order to deceive
forced, fake, false, simulated,mock, strained, assumed, exaggerated, unnatural, affected
sincere, right, authentic, artless, real, true, real, unaffected, bona fide, sincere
The child pretended to be asleep to avoid bedtime.
She pretended to be injured to gain sympathy from others.
The magician pretended to levitate in front of the amazed audience.
He pretended to be a doctor to fool his unsuspecting patients.
