Synonyms of making a pretense

making a pretense

phrase

present participle of make a pretense

as in pretending

to take on a false or deceptive appearance

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretending
• making believe
• making a show
• letting on
• putting on an act
• making out
• putting up a front
• posing
• dissembling
• acting
• putting on
• dissimulating
• playing
• simulating
• masquerading
• affecting
• feigning
• assuming
• playacting
• impersonating
• concealing
• shamming
• faking
• masking
• counterfeiting
• professing
• camouflaging
• disguising
• bluffing
• feinting