Synonyms for Pretend (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (imagined as in a play):
make-believe
WordNet sense 2 (lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria):
unreal
WordNet sense 3 (behave unnaturally or affectedly):
act, dissemble
WordNet sense 4 (put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation):
guess, hazard, venture
WordNet sense 5 (represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like):
make
WordNet sense 6 (make believe with the intent to deceive):
affect, feign, sham, affect
WordNet sense 7 (state insincerely):
profess
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