All pretended synonyms
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P p adjective pretended
- insincere β not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
- ostensible β outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
- nominal β being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
- quasi β resembling; seeming; virtual: a quasi member.
- mythologic β (mythology) Of or pertaining to mythology.
- quack β a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill.
- fake β to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- wrecker β a person or thing that wrecks.
- deceptive β If something is deceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true.
- dummied β Simple past tense and past participle of dummy.
- charlatan β You describe someone as a charlatan when they pretend to have skills or knowledge that they do not really possess.
- fantasied β noting or relating to any of various games or leagues in which fans assemble players of a professional sport into imaginary teams, and points are scored based on the performance of these players in real games: fantasy football; fantasy sports.
- dissimulated β Simple past tense and past participle of dissimulate.
- ersatz β (of a product) Made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else.
adj pretended
- hammy β characteristic of a person who overacts.
- campy β Campy means the same as camp.
- fairy-tale β a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
- false β not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- fairytale β a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
- mythic β pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- feigned β pretended; sham; counterfeit: feigned enthusiasm.
- affected β If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
- make-believe β pretense, especially of an innocent or playful kind; feigning; sham: the make-believe of children playing.
- mythical β pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- mythological β of or relating to mythology.
- candid β When you are candid about something or with someone, you speak honestly.
- la-di-da β affected; pretentious; foppish: a la-di-da manner.
- in name only β not in fact or in practice
- bogus β If you describe something as bogus, you mean that it is not genuine.
- hamer β Fannie Lou, 1917β77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- assumed β false; fictitious
- folkloric β based on or resembling folklore: folkloric music.
- campiest β of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
- mock β to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- counterfeit β Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
- genuine β possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real: genuine sympathy; a genuine antique.
- dummiest β a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- deputed β to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.
- alleged β An alleged fact has been stated but has not been proved to be true.
- hollywood β the NW part of Los Angeles, Calif.: center of the American motion-picture industry.
verb pretended
- quibbled β Simple past tense and past participle of quibble.
- jived β swing music or early jazz.
- masqueraded β a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- kidded β Informal. a child or young person.
- argufied β Simple past tense and past participle of argufy.
- juked β to make a move intended to deceive (an opponent).
- joked β Simple past tense and past participle of joke.
- fibbed β Simple past tense and past participle of fib.
- chicaned β Simple past tense and past participle of chicane.