Synonyms, definition Pretending

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1. pretending (a)

7 synonyms

#	Word	Frequency	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	deceitful	0.93	9 letters	101 synonym
2.	deceiving	1.48	9 letters	36 synonyms
3.	deceptive	2.19	9 letters	77 synonyms
4.	false	42.7	5 letters	162 synonyms
5.	hypocritical	2.04	12 letters	38 synonyms
6.	misleading	7.94	10 letters	35 synonyms
7.	sanctimonious	0.38	13 letters	13 synonyms

2. pretending (Noun)

17 synonyms

#	Word	Frequency	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	affectation	0.2	11 letters	49 synonyms
2.	deception	4.47	9 letters	128 synonyms
3.	evasion	2.57	7 letters	63 synonyms
4.	excuse	36.3	6 letters	106 synonyms
5.	fabrication	3.02	11 letters	69 synonyms
6.	falsification	0.32	13 letters	30 synonyms
7.	feigning	0.42	8 letters	27 synonyms
8.	fraud	23.4	5 letters	97 synonyms
9.	impersonation	0.74	13 letters	27 synonyms
10.	make believe	255	11 letters	13 synonyms
11.	make-believe	255	11 letters	33 synonyms
12.	pretence	0.54	8 letters	60 synonyms
13.	pretense	1.02	8 letters	27 synonyms
14.	pretext	1.86	7 letters	43 synonyms
15.	shamming	0.04	8 letters	14 synonyms
16.	simulation	8.71	10 letters	23 synonyms
17.	subterfuge	0.49	10 letters	35 synonyms

1 definition

pretending (Noun) —	The act of giving a false appearance 1 example
	1. ex. "his conformity was only pretending"

4 types of

#	Word	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	deceit	6 letters	71 synonym
2.	deception	9 letters	128 synonyms
3.	dissembling	11 letters	27 synonyms
4.	dissimulation	13 letters	22 synonyms

9 types

#	Word	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	affectation	11 letters	49 synonyms
2.	affectedness	12 letters	4 synonyms
3.	appearance	10 letters	101 synonym
4.	make-believe	11 letters	33 synonyms
5.	mannerism	9 letters	30 synonyms
6.	masquerade	10 letters	40 synonyms
7.	pose	4 letters	71 synonym
8.	pretend	7 letters	48 synonyms
9.	show	4 letters	225 synonyms

3. pretending (Verb)

9 synonyms

#	Word	Frequency	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	acting	66.1	6 letters	58 synonyms
2.	affecting	11.7	9 letters	30 synonyms
3.	dissembling	0.12	11 letters	27 synonyms
4.	guessing	8.71	8 letters	19 synonyms
5.	hazarding	0.02	9 letters	0 synonyms
6.	making	347	6 letters	89 synonyms
7.	making believe	167	13 letters	0 synonyms
8.	professing	0.43	10 letters	4 synonyms
9.	venturing	0.96	9 letters	0 synonyms

6 definitions

pretending (Verb) —	Make believe with the intent to deceive 1 example
	1. ex. "He pretended that he was ill"
pretending (Verb) —	Behave unnaturally or affectedly 1 example
	1. ex. "She's just pretending"
pretending (Verb) —	Put forward a claim and assert right or possession of 1 example
	1. ex. "pretend the title of King"
pretending (Verb) —	Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation 1 example
	1. ex. "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
pretending (Verb) —	Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like 1 example
	1. ex. "She pretends like an actress"
pretending (Verb) —	State insincerely 1 example
	1. ex. "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"

10 types of

#	Word	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	acting	6 letters	58 synonyms
2.	arrogating	10 letters	0 synonyms
3.	belying	7 letters	0 synonyms
4.	claiming	8 letters	0 synonyms
5.	laying claim	11 letters	3 synonyms
6.	misrepresenting	15 letters	0 synonyms
7.	musing	6 letters	40 synonyms
8.	playing	7 letters	31 synonym
9.	representing	12 letters	0 synonyms
10.	speculating	11 letters	0 synonyms

21 type

#	Word	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	anticipating	12 letters	14 synonyms
2.	assuming	8 letters	47 synonyms
3.	bulling	7 letters	0 synonyms
4.	bullshitting	12 letters	0 synonyms
5.	calling	7 letters	55 synonyms
6.	faking	6 letters	0 synonyms
7.	feigning	8 letters	27 synonyms
8.	foreboding	10 letters	63 synonyms
9.	foretelling	11 letters	26 synonyms
10.	going through the motions	22 letters	0 synonyms
11.	mouthing	8 letters	0 synonyms
12.	playing possum	13 letters	0 synonyms
13.	predicting	10 letters	8 synonyms
14.	prognosticating	15 letters	0 synonyms
15.	promising	9 letters	44 synonyms
16.	shamming	8 letters	14 synonyms
17.	simulating	10 letters	0 synonyms
18.	surmising	9 letters	0 synonyms
19.	suspecting	10 letters	0 synonyms
20.	taking a dive	11 letters	0 synonyms
21.	talking through one's hat	22 letters	0 synonyms

12 misspelling

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With the same beginning

pretend pretended pretender

With the same ending

attending tending unpretending

All synonyms in one line

deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, false, hypocritical, en.synonym.one, misleading, sanctimonious, affectation, deception, evasion, excuse, fabrication, en.synonym.one, falsification, feigning, fraud, impersonation, make believe, make-believe, pretence, pretense, pretext, shamming, simulation, subterfuge, acting, affecting, dissembling, guessing, hazarding, en.synonym.one, making, making believe, professing, venturing.

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