| 单词 | make believe |
| 释义 | Additional synonymsin the sense of mock Definition serving as an imitation or substitute, esp. for practice purposes `It's tragic,' he swooned in mock horror. Synonyms imitation, pretended, artificial, forged, fake, false, faked, dummy, bogus, sham, fraudulent, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, feigned, spurious, ersatz, phoney or phony (informal) in the sense of pretence Definition a false display She was completely without guile or pretence. Synonyms show, posturing, artifice, affectation, display, appearance, posing, façade, veneer, pretentiousness, hokum (slang, US, Canadian) in the sense of pretended Todd shrugged with pretended indifference. Synonyms feigned, alleged, so-called, phoney or phony (informal), false, pretend (informal), fake, imaginary, bogus, professed, sham, purported, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, spurious, fictitious, avowed, ostensiblein the sense of sham Definition not real or genuine The election has been denounced as a sham by world leaders. Synonyms false, artificial, bogus, pretended, mock, synthetic, imitation, simulated, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, feigned, spurious, ersatz, pseud (informal), phoney or phony (informal) in the sense of unreal Definition insincere or artificial Synonyms fake, seeming, false, pretended, artificial, mock, sham, ostensible, insincereSynonyms of 'make believe'make believeExplore 'make-believe' in the dictionary (idiom) Definition to pretend He made believe he didn't understand what I was saying. Synonyms pretend She can sunbathe and pretend she's in Spain. The children pretended to be animals. play enact She enacted the stories told to her by her father. feign You can't feign interest in something you loathe. play-act act as if or though (noun) Definition a fantasy or pretence She squandered her millions on a life of make-believe. Synonyms fantasy imagination pretence She was completely without guile or pretence. charade unreality dream play-acting Opposites fact , reality , actuality , truthfulness (adjective) Children withdraw at times into a make-believe world. Synonyms imaginary Lots of children have imaginary friends. dream imagined made-up It looks like a made-up word to me. fantasy pretend Many children have a pretend playmate. pretended Todd shrugged with pretended indifference. mock `It's tragic,' he swooned in mock horror. sham The election has been denounced as a sham by world leaders. unreal fantasized Opposites real , genuine , authentic , unfeigned Additional synonymsin the sense of enact Definition to perform (a story or play) by acting She enacted the stories told to her by her father. Synonyms perform, play, act, present, stage, represent, put on, portray, depict, act out, play the part of, appear as or in, personatein the sense of feign Definition to pretend to experience (a particular feeling) You can't feign interest in something you loathe. Synonyms pretend, affect, assume, put on, devise, forge, fake, imitate, simulate, sham, act, fabricate, counterfeit, give the appearance of, dissemble, make a show of in the sense of made-up Definition invented or fictitious It looks like a made-up word to me. Synonyms false, invented, imaginary, fictional, untrue, mythical, unreal, fabricated, make-believe, trumped-up, speciousNearby words of |
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