Synonyms of made believe

made believe

phrase

past tense of make believe

as in pretended

to present a false appearance of

He made believe he was sick to get out of going to school.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretended
• assumed
• simulated
• passed (for)
• affected
• put on
• acted
• feigned
• professed
• forged
• dissembled
• let on
• counterfeited
• posed
• bluffed
• concealed
• faked
• shammed
• played
• playacted
• imitated
• masqueraded
• camouflaged
• disguised
• masked
• impersonated
• dissimulated
• feinted
• malingered