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pretended
pre·tend·ed P0546600 (prĭ-tĕn′dĭd)adj.1. Not genuine or sincere; feigned: a pretended interest in the proceedings.2. Supposed; alleged: the pretended heir to the throne. pre·tend′ed·ly adv.pretended (prɪˈtɛndɪd) adjfanciful; make-believe; simulatedpre•tend•ed (prɪˈtɛn dɪd) adj. 1. insincerely or falsely professed: a pretended interest in art. 2. feigned; counterfeit: pretended wealth. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | pretended - adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"assumed, fictive, put on, sham, fictitious, falsecounterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" |
pretendedadjective feigned, alleged, so-called, phoney or phony (informal), false, pretend (informal), fake, imaginary, bogus, professed, sham, purported, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, spurious, fictitious, avowed, ostensible Todd shrugged with pretended indifference.pretendedadjectiveNot genuine or sincere:affected, artificial, feigned, insincere, phony.Translationsscheinbarfintopresuntoмнимый IdiomsSeepretendEncyclopediaSeepretenderpretended Related to pretended: lackadaisical, punctiliousSynonyms for pretendedadj feignedSynonyms- feigned
- alleged
- so-called
- phoney or phony
- false
- pretend
- fake
- imaginary
- bogus
- professed
- sham
- purported
- pseudo
- counterfeit
- spurious
- fictitious
- avowed
- ostensible
Synonyms for pretendedadj not genuine or sincereSynonyms- affected
- artificial
- feigned
- insincere
- phony
Synonyms for pretendedadj adopted in order to deceiveSynonyms- assumed
- fictive
- put on
- sham
- fictitious
- false
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