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Synonyms & Antonyms of pretended
(Entry 1 of 2)
- he shows a pretended affection for his girlfriend's cat
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- automatic,
- canned,
- concocted,
- fabricated,
- hokey,
- labored,
- manufactured,
- pat,
- unauthentic,
- unreal,
- unrealistic
- double-dealing,
- empty,
- facile,
- hollow,
- hypocritical,
- insincere,
- left-handed,
- mealy,
- mealymouthed,
- two-faced,
- unctuous
- exaggerated,
- histrionic,
- melodramatic,
- overacted,
- overdone,
- theatrical
- (also theatric)
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- hoped that his pretended interest in classical music would impress the boss
Synonyms for pretended
- artificial,
- backhanded,
- counterfeit,
- double,
- double-dealing,
- double-faced,
- fake,
- feigned,
- hypocritical,
- insincere,
- Janus-faced,
- jive
- [slang],
- left-handed,
- lip,
- mealy,
- mealymouthed,
- Pecksniffian,
- phony
- (also phoney),
- phony-baloney
- (or phoney-baloney),
- two-faced,
- unctuous
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verbSynonyms of pretended (Entry 2 of 2)
- I pretended that I didn't care that my ex had a new man in her life
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- as if I would ever pretend illness just to take off a day from work
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“Pretended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pretended. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of pretended was in the 15th century
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