Thesaurus results for LETS ON

lets on

verb

present tense third-person singular of let on

as in pretends

to take on a false or deceptive appearance she's not half as innocent as she likes to let on

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Recent Examples of lets on How hair supplements work The oral-versus-topical distinction matters more than most marketing lets on. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 Rek may have more control over the proceedings than its promotion lets on. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026 What the number can actually tell you about your health is more complicated than the marketing lets on. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026 Perhaps an excited friend lets on about a surprise party, or a co-worker dishes up some unseemly office gossip. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026 But behind that adorable moment is a rescue story that’s far more dramatic — and far more unlikely — than the viral version lets on. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026 In his LinkedIn post, Zandi said the VCI is near 5%, indicating further headwinds than the March jobs report lets on. — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026 Even the ideology of the group’s patron saint was more complicated than the ACC lets on. — Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 But as this first trailer lets on, Beetz’s character isn’t one to go down without a fight. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lets on

pretends

Verb

Directed by Kim Han-gyul, the film is an adaptation of 2012 Swedish film Cockpit about a pilot who pretends to be his own younger sister after being fired from his job.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
Everyone pretends the films were chosen purely on merit, but the slate often reads Hollywood with a lanyard and a conscience.

— Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026