Synonyms of made a pretense

made a pretense

phrase

past tense of make a pretense

as in pretended

to take on a false or deceptive appearance

He didn't even make a pretense of appreciating her artwork.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretended
• made a show
• made believe
• let on
• made out
• put on an act
• posed
• put up a front
• dissembled
• dissimulated
• acted
• played
• simulated
• affected
• put on
• masqueraded
• feigned
• playacted
• assumed
• concealed
• faked
• impersonated
• disguised
• professed
• camouflaged
• shammed
• masked
• counterfeited
• feinted
• bluffed