Đồng nghĩa của pretend

Alternative for pretend

pretends, pretended, pretending

Đồng nghĩa: act, bluff, fake, feign, make believe, sham,

Động từ

To make a false show or pretense of
feign affect fake sham counterfeit simulate assume dissemble profess allege dissimulate put on act bluff claim falsify aspire impersonate purport beguile cheat cozen deceive delude dupe fish fool fudge hoodwink jazz jive let on make out malinger masquerade mislead pass for stonewall sucker whitewash be deceitful be hypocritical claim falsely fake out lay claim pass off pass yourself off as shuck and jive put up a front pose put on an act imitate posture playact make believe put it on lie fabricate make a pretence of make like play kid ape do play-act give the appearance of act like go through the motions of forge copy invent front disguise play possum make a show of do like pretend to be misrepresent hoax mock reproduce phony pirate mimic phoney spoof borrow play at take off knock off act out personate defraud put on airs attitudinize put on a front do a bit Xerox ditto carbon phony up make out like masquerade as disguise yourself pose as do an impression of pass oneself off as make-believe act as if contrive posture as seem to be aspire to adopt do a number pull strike swing the lead put on a false front make a pretense of replicate put up a front of lay it on thick take on fake it mint stat mimeo coin clone let on that make out that circulate bad money go like make money caricature parody showboat burlesque grandstand travesty let on like ham play to the gallery make up play the part put on a pretense peacock make like a disguise as make as if pass as purport to be assume the character of represent oneself as profess to be disguise oneself as assume character pass yourself off act a part fake being take the part of play a role mask as send up show off strike an attitude behave affectedly strike a pose cop an attitude play the part of assume an attitude take off as monkey resemble mirror equivocate concoct lift parrot feature prevaricate suggest create exaggerate steal favour crib favor fence reflect play a part follow in footsteps model after do likewise do an impression pattern after try to be like parallel repeat trick con humbug conjure up gloss over mock up devise bamboozle do a take-off mess gull take in gammon hornswoggle misguide catch gaff have snooker juggle snow misinform burn buffalo have on double-cross suck in illude scam betray string along shuck bunco blag four-flush go through the motions psych out give appearance of put on act make show of pull the wool over someone's eyes put one over on put on a false display

Động từ

Appear to be or do something, especially falsely
purport claim profess allege declare maintain seem appear assert mean signify affirm aver avouch avow contend express impersonate import indicate insist intend proclaim protest suggest warrant betoken convey denote imply lay claim personate be apparently be ostensibly pose as set oneself up allege that one is be disguised as masquerade as pass for set oneself up as assert that one is imply that one is maintain that one is pass oneself off as point to proclaim that one is represent oneself as feign the identity of hold state argue asseverate uphold attest swear advance represent adduce make out submit move say postulate pronounce charge challenge depose certify plead testify insinuate hint impute accuse intimate offer asservate lay bear witness recount present recite give evidence cite put forth put forward announce guarantee vow vouch lay down acknowledge advocate predicate support propound opine press verify pledge reason admit defend emphasize emphasise promise reassert reaffirm propose posit confirm justify confess stress witness repeat swear on bible swear up and down corroborate prove vouch for validate own vindicate tell dictate volunteer recognize venture establish stipulate allow recognise make a case own up bring forward give testimony cross heart say so espouse put advise syllogize evince expostulate rumor explain question broadcast reiterate champion remonstrate state on oath rumour put about that appeal draw conclusions give the impression respond testify to insist on swear to be emphatic enforce request prevail upon assure concede grant make a case for plea bargain answer charges ensure underwrite undertake give reasons for press for lay down the law take a stand make somebody believe endorse guaranty insure voice cop a plea use as excuse soapbox croon stump constate sing agree spout spiel use as an excuse notify utter secure back disclose mouth off shoot one's wad pop off shoot off one's mouth set cinch ice rubber-stamp clinch okay encourage sustain cross one's heart inform pass allegate render talk big open up act as if get on soapbox blow hot air get off chest come out delegate sponsor give an undertaking nail down have a lock on put on ice lock up speak out authenticate buttress substantiate stand by back up bear out stand behind answer for take an oath give grounds for urge zap mix blast debate rip dispute report prescribe enjoin cross jump on have at come at lace into set to light into go at take on lay into lock horns with stick it to gang up on put up argument let have it mix it up sock it to one fly in face of have bone to pick

Động từ

Tell a fib
fib lie fabricate prevaricate dissemble dissimulate invent con exaggerate falsify misrepresent perjure equivocate kid concoct deceive fake feign invent a story jive palter plant promote shovel stretch the truth tell a fib forswear yourself make up a story tell a lie tell untruths create fiction depart from the truth make up tell stories trump up tell a terminological inexactitude be economical with the truth not tell the truth speak with forked tongue tell a little white lie pull the wool over somebody's eyes pull someone's leg forge devise fudge misstate make believe tell a white lie counterfeit coin form make like manufacture construct excogitate contrive hatch simulate conjure up tell untruth drum up think up dream up cook up vamp up vamp create out of thin air mislead delude bluff hoax hoodwink misinform misguide dupe trick beguile misspeak distort bull pervert overdraw snow misinstruct forswear gaslight tell a falsehood tell an untruth string along be untruthful concoct a story have on break promise throw off the scent not speak the truth put on the wrong track fake it forswear oneself bear false witness be forsworn say something untrue commit perjury perjure oneself put on perjure yourself put up a front send on a wild goose chase frame someone lead astray BS lack candor lie through one's teeth bamboozle spin a yarn take in lead on tell lies garble juggle put on an act doctor warp bend cook alter fool change give the wrong impression misreport manipulate massage belie embellish misrelate slant color embroider twist misinterpret misdirect snooker disinform colour tamper with sucker cozen fix fiddle doublespeak hornswoggle gaff phony up gammon propagandize have humbug spoof burn buffalo mousetrap gull catch propagandise put a spin on give wrong information to suck in lead one down the garden path lead up the garden path give someone a bum steer cover up wrong steer put up smoke screen put on false front do a number on bait and switch fake out lie to pull the wool over one's eyes pull one's leg take for a ride double-talk trump something up spin swear falsely lie under oath patch interfere with fiddle with pad tinker with magnify overstate scam bilk hose swindle illude inveigle shaft cheat seduce defraud outfox rook betray entice bunk tempt ensnare victimize overreach entangle enmesh victimise lure caboodle bait impose on outwit rip off pull the wool over someone's eyes pull a swifty on pull wool over eyes lead up garden path take someone in play trick on take someone for a ride pull a fast one on rope in double-cross put one over on dodge tergiversate quibble cavil shuffle hedge pussyfoot sidestep flannel shilly-shally fence shift stall vacillate temporize be evasive evade dither beat about the bush temporise parry questions dodge the issue sidestep the issue be vague be non-committal adulterate put off beg the question debase corrupt stall for time duck the issue beat around the bush give a false colour to hum and haw vitiate contravene salt four-flush contort rig misquote traverse gloss deacon dress up frame up

Động từ

To imagine things only possible in fantasy
fantasize imagine daydream envision dream hallucinate invent romance conceit conceive envisage fancy fantasy feature ideate image make-believe muse picture play-act see vision visualise visualize contrive moon romanticise romanticize woolgather conjure up head trip indulge in fancy indulge in fantasy live in a dream world see visions trip out build castles in the air indulge in wool-gathering build castles in air build castles in Spain give free rein to the imagination contemplate conceive of conceptualize conceptualise dream up think of think up depict think perceive project fantasize about make believe dream about gush see in the mind's eye conjure up an image of rhapsodize swoon rhapsodise view see things be delirious have nightmares have visions form a picture of form a mental picture of make up see in one's mind stargaze pine idealize have delusions play idealise suppose bluff apprehend playact pipe dream consider evoke create behold divine represent regard realize portray realise dream of call to mind bring to mind see in your mind's eye be in a brown study conjure up a mental picture of plan appreciate conjure up a picture of create in your mind figure concoct stare into space frame depicture be lost in thought be unrealistic languish mope brood ponder ruminate scheme be inattentive predict anticipate yearn be in cloud cuckoo land be miles away believe propose expect foresee intend cook up guess surmise conjecture meditate picture in one's mind's eye have your head in the clouds grasp objectify externalize materialize survey mean reckon suspect be in a reverie materialise externalise gather assume sentimentalize feign fool enact simulate counterfeit fake trip interpret infer lie exaggerate look upon sentimentalise conjure long hanker lust crave make up stories tell stories be inclined to think trump up have an idea be under the impression think it conceivable think likely be of the view be of the opinion think it likely let on like make as if act as if act as though play the part stretch the truth think romantically wish to hanker after thirst after seek to thirst for aspire to desire to hunger for conjure up pictures aim for long for yearn for hope for wish for be economical with the truth look at through rose-colored glasses let your imagination run away with you view through rose-tinted glasses have hallucinations act have as one's aim set one's heart on set your sights on sigh have as one's goal reflect object impersonate imagine things freak out have daymares hear voices have delirium tremens think about play at put on an act imitate reproduce masquerade put on a front mimic assume the role pass oneself off as play the part of put on airs purport make out like blow one's mind have a trip see pink elephants call up get the picture conjure up an picture of picture in the mind's eye form a mental image of fantasise feel presume speculate conclude hold deem esteem have a feeling opine dare say judge estimate daresay suspicion presuppose maintain ween sense be given to understand be of the opinion that have an idea that see in one's mind's eye allow reconstruct form an impression of build up an impression of build up a picture of foretell forecast prophesy augur foreshow previse prognosticate presage philosophise have as one's opinion venture hold that be convinced theorize that bet think it likely that trust hypothesize theorize postulate that philosophize suggest postulate hypothesise theorise deduce glean have a hunch have a suspicion fear accuse think it probable wonder disbelieve understand be afraid have a sneaking feeling be wary be suspicious have a foreboding have doubt have doubts harbor suspicion smell a rat think probable have sneaking suspicion have a sneaking suspicion point the finger at take hazard a guess reckon on

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Assume the existence of
posit advance postulate assume predicate presume propound submit assert hypothesise hypothesize put forward presuppose propose state conceive conclude conjecture consider deem dream expect fancy feel gather imagine judge pose premise reckon regard speculate suggest suppose suspect take theorise theorize think understand view set forth be afraid swear by have a hunch have sneaking suspicion take as a hypothesis take stock in take as gospel truth guess believe surmise infer daresay suspicion deduce divine glean take for granted guesstimate hazard a guess say figure trust take it opine dare say sense take as read be of the opinion have a sneaking suspicion take a shot take a stab hold allow esteem hypothecate imply formulate a theory form a theory depend rely bank on count on come to the conclusion construe work out venture a guess risk assuming jump the gun calculate reason go out on a limb brainstorm accept cook up dare-say admit spark grant estimate determine anticipate draw the inference ween decide maintain intuit ascertain have a feeling be given to understand extrapolate be of the view derive forecast take it as given foresee figure out perceive venture apprehend predict foretell think it likely adjudge make out be inclined to think see gauge gage dope out think likely be convinced make draw contemplate call envision philosophise read foreknow philosophize hazard size up realize cogitate collect comprehend discern realise find prognosticate project ratiocinate envisage visualize visualise fathom prophesy discover prejudge notice take it as read be of the opinion that count be under the impression soothsay get the idea credit call it evaluate appraise have the feeling contend sum up psych out see coming interpret observe be of the conviction establish deliberate hear learn analyze jump to conclusions wonder have a suspicion excogitate cerebrate dope reflect note have a sneaking feeling analyse grasp augur suss presage take it for granted aver suss out come to understand bet recognize picture detect vaticinate rate appreciate have an idea that prevision portend read into have as one's opinion have a foreboding get announce savvy cognize recognise forefeel forebode reckon on tumble to count upon add up twig boil down forewarn compute chew over previse call the turn beat one's brains know auspicate foreshadow spae build castles in air hear tell be informed be led to believe predetermine adumbrate read between lines catch on to cotton on to regard as likely set store by assess take at face value look upon compass hope require take something read get the impression acknowledge declare comment remark feel in one's bones air volunteer moot need make believe resolve solve take something as given take something for granted take as fact have a funny feeling take something as read hold that induce fall for syllogize just know found repute theorize that think it likely that postulate that editorialize affirm choose select claim nominate solicit draw conclusions draw inference arrive at reach conclusion muse telegraph grok decipher register dig assimilate decode weigh up the way one sees it account get vibes argue ground build concede omen editorialise weigh in meditate tip foreshow put two and two together fear have the impression be aware call for read between the lines signify bode forespell forespeak halsen think it probable disbelieve accuse plan for see handwriting on wall tell in advance warn of crystal-ball divine begin introduce start commence pledge hook deposit mortgage hock have funny feeling have vibes swear scheme ruminate make suppositions ponder form theories review pipe-dream study weigh regard as rule rationalize valuate rationalise contextualise be suspicious harbor suspicion be wary have doubt have doubts make guesses view as take for estimate as class as see as buy express an opinion preconceive supposing smell a rat think probable reflect on kick around head trip run it up flagpole contextualize stumble on feel for take the view espy entertain approximate hold to be look on as take to be interpret as plan point the finger at offer lap up entertain the idea give in earnest differentiate see through take something on board see the light tell foretaste preknow bet bottom dollar lay money on set down cross one's heart swear up and down subscribe to the opinion conceive to be believe to be feel to be calculate to be imagine to be crystal ball bargain for contemplate the possibility of see it coming plan on wait for be prepared for allow for pre-empt see in the cards figure on look for watch for bargain on be hopeful of count chickens have a hunch of prepare for be afraid of hope for pick place forejudge latch on to make a guess at get the picture pick out make an estimate of jump to a conclusion take a shot at form an opinion of take a stab at have a sneaking suspicion of dream up prejudicate judge prematurely jump to conclusions about make a hasty assessment about deduct extract take to mean draw a conclusion

Tính từ

Not really what it is represented as being
imaginary made-up imagined make-believe invented fictitious fake false fanciful fantasy imitative mock mythical pretended sham unreal artificial bogus dream dreamed-up dummy ersatz fancied fantasised fantasized faux simulated feigned fictive chimeric chimerical counterfeit fabulous factitious fantasied fantastic fantastical fictional ideal imaginal imitation man-made mimic mythic notional phantasmal phantasmic phantom spurious substitute synthetic visionary forged fraudulent phony phoney play-play pseudo unnatural assumed plastic affected contrived fabricated insincere put-on forced illusory mechanical strained manufactured reproduction faked replica cod untrue deceptive so-called delusive hallucinatory concocted misleading hollow supposititious specious suppositious dreamlike nonexistent ostensible not genuine unauthentic inauthentic apocryphal delusory facsimile legendary whimsical hypothetical fakey snide romantic figmental queer seeming deceitful non-existent pseud laboured mannered exaggerated phantasmagoric storybook stilted theoretical improvised quixotic devised hypocritical overdone imaginative dishonest unsubstantial trumped-up mythological unconvincing quasi- apparent dissembling labored invalid virtual model fairy-tale made up double-dealing put on phony-baloney phoney-baloney dud illusive actorly lying supposed fallacious quasi toy shadowy trick nonnatural meretricious faithless hyped up two-faced mealymouthed trumped up abstract stiff professed overripe idealized purported masked concealed insubstantial copycat superficial hoax dreamy duplicitous overworked copy wild falsified mistaken absurd semblant sly underhand alleged copied utopian spectral phantasmagorical duplicate adopted apparitional covered untruthful avowed dissimulating counterfeited unbelievable adulterine imagal blue-sky quack fabled cynical extravagant ungenuine product of someone's imagination idealised imitated Janus-faced thought up ham hammy poetic studied jive backhanded unctuous double mealy pirate aerial incredible fool's paradise hokey treacherous traditional representative all in one's head Pecksniffian lip would-be double-faced left-handed out of this world illusionary surreal rehearsed practice trial mimetic miniature acted repro echoic vain unfounded unqualified pseudo- surface manmade derivative campy non-natural created out of thin air machine-made academic estimated pseudonymous conceived prepared created storied pirated falsie apish experimental theatrical fishy devious worthless dreamt up cooked-up framed bent bum evasive disingenuous intangible nebulous immaterial human-made made makeshift constructed engineered chemical cast wooden low-grade low-quality poor-quality shoddy inferior impalpable lookalike mendacious pinchbeck folkloric in your head crooked unoriginal weird reachy unfaithful wannabe self-styled wrong all in the mind unsatisfactory substandard adulterated ostensive semi- nominal heroic perfidious gingerbread near allegorical symbolic reported proverbial symbolical unattainable mock-up not real not legit not kosher not candid shifty lacking sincerity not frank disloyal overblown flimsy unsound unworkable ivory-towered impractical Utopian unachievable unfeasible impracticable pretentious slippery ambidextrous slick as it were to all intents and purposes knock off charlatan cheating bluffing shammed impostrous in name only dissimulated imposturous far-fetched preposterous rigid constrained inflexible bound begrudging coercive grudging binding conscripted slave stringent forcible mercurial insignificant weak ridiculous curious not what it is cracked up to be with tongue in cheek transcendental high-flown mental transcendent unearthly tall self-conscious devoid of validity hollow-hearted capricious crackpot posed out-of-reach ivory-tower unrecognizable camouflaged flakey unlikely far out fairy tale offbeat kinky flaky floating pie-in-the-sky in the clouds posey covert hidden incognito conceited melodramatic affectated awkward playacting fraud ethereal cock and bull hard to swallow pie in the sky blue sky hard to take pipe dream castles in the air on cloud nine back-alley sneaky undercover furtive canting disguised unrecognisable masquerading changed veiled incog cloaked in disguise untrustworthy figment of someone's imagination under cover jivey glib hypocritic oily pharisaical unreliable feigning pharisaic deluding Pharisaic Tartuffian Pharisaical smooth smooth-spoken smooth-tongued sailing under false colours vague speculative erroneous idealistic unsubstantiated airy conjectural deceiving unrealistic nightmarish theoretic suppositional otherworldly inaccurate metaphysical ideational starry-eyed incorrect presumed beguiling bizarre doubtful misguided conceptual misty daydreaming epic mythologic vaporous incorporeal putative parabolic questionable dubious inexact idealist irrational quixotical baseless distorted ideological starry postulated contingent flawed conjectured absent musing preoccupied abstracted pensive counterfactual enchanted magic magical psychedelic improbable excellent introspective astral marvelous introvertive Kafkaesque bodiless spiritual ghostly tenuous out of touch with reality ghostlike unsupported unclear indistinct unbodied void pedantic problematical logical empty analytical in the abstract formalistic intellectual philosophical on paper codified in theory tentative formularized as a premise general unproved instanced perfectionist faulty formless nonphysical discarnate nonmaterial inexistent debatable equivocal imponderable impossible imprecise unproven foolish extraordinary dreaming eccentric non-physical idle marvellous truthless improper groundless nonvalid hopeful casuistic misrepresentative sophistical colored useless ineffectual inefficacious ineffective null negative grandiose without foundation academical coloured ambitious head-in-the-clouds null and void presupposed off in error deluded inane phantasmagorial kaleidoscopic phantasmagorian unverified unauthenticated phantasm lulling calming relaxing gentle woolgathering soothing uncanonical delusional disembodied unread mocking non-material unembodied larger-than-life misconceived wraithlike optimistic idyllic Barmecidal Barmecide float postulatory supernatural allonymous perfect unpractical untested trancelike trance-like famed disincarnate out suppositive unapplied off the mark contrary to fact famous cooked up uncorporeal dim hazy unfactual nonfactual economical with the truth Panglossian Micawberish moony outstanding hypothetic impressive wonderful remarkable pure important ancient naive arcadian best ultimate supreme lofty make believe unheard of faint dreamish oneiric hypnagogic reputed weightless wispy unverifiable related told customary unhistoric unhistorical handed-down fantasizing airy-fairy distracted dainty rare frail rarefied diaphanous thin volatile light frivolous fragile wanting lacking missing ruminative meditative inattentive thoughtful reflective distrait indescribable indefinable sentimental prophetic far-sighted over-optimistic rapt absent-minded wool-gathering absorbed obscure untouchable unwarranted rumoured faraway fantasising dead gone blank ungrounded departed extinguished vacant gossamery defunct lost perished extinct unjustified expressive far away in a reverie with your head in the clouds miles away lost in thought beautiful superb in a brown study wistful creative unprovoked unbusinesslike unworldly evident claimed believed accepted ephemeral uncorroborated subconscious psychosomatic provisory unconfirmed indeterminate casual contestable disputable assumptive stochastic problematic uncertain conditional conjecturable refutable guessed indefinite presumptive suspect proposed pretending fresh exotic original impulsive inoperable chivalrous non-viable imperceptible to the touch slender infirm petty decrepit puny fly-by-night likely soi-disant declared asserted ill-founded unauthorized foundationless odd nonsensical implausible subjective perceptual unconscious inspired artistic inventive fancy quirky originative flighty insane unjustifiable unreasonable without basis uncalled-for emotional ludicrous crazy thought understood held rumored prima facie said unserviceable impetuous artful brilliant unconventional freaky radical fertile freakish ingenious genius innovative keen passed on passed away illogical bad cancelled nullified nonbinding inoperative nugatory annulled unthinkable inconceivable strange peculiar nonconcrete subliminal innovational unorthodox vivid revolutionary astute mad gratuitous bottomless uncalled for not backed up causeless far-out head in the clouds avant-garde Promethean psychological unimaginable comical incredulous oddball few and far between too little too late repealed rescinded abolished revoked without justification without reason without cause unauthorised unconceivable erratic wacky amazing uncompelling zany cockamamie barmy different potty daft singular extreme without explanation outré canceled unacceptable nothing unsanctioned unimportant powerless unavailing barren in the mind off-the-wall off the wall hare-brained out of sight cock-and-bull cock-eyed

Tính từ

Strange and slightly frightening because it is not usual
unnatural abnormal extraordinary odd strange unusual irregular queer anomalous bizarre freakish aberrant atypical uncommon freak peculiar perverted unorthodox untypical weird aberrational deviant deviate devious divergent exceptional non-typical outlandish perverse supernatural uncanny preternatural unaccountable concocted contrary eerie ersatz freaky imitation incredible inexplicable laboured labored made-up make-believe outrageous paranormal preposterous staged surprising unconforming not typical unconventional eccentric quirky singular rum different unique informal unceremonious heterodox disorderly nonconforming off-centre off-key wild absurd fanciful extravagant irrational unbelievable nonsensical implausible unlikely amazing curious improbable ridiculous far-fetched insane ludicrous unrealistic dubious crazy whimsical doubtful unthinkable inconceivable fantastical fantastic mad grandiose foolish unimaginable unreal comical oddball zany wacky cockamamie off-the-wall off the wall hare-brained imaginary unconvincing incredulous illusory capricious visionary ambitious unconceivable erratic misleading romantic uncompelling artificial illusive daft out of sight cock-and-bull barmy hallucinatory suppositious extreme potty cock-eyed outré remarkable phenomenal astonishing rare sensational astounding stunning striking momentous miraculous notable prodigious unforgettable eye-catching arresting noteworthy stupendous conspicuous unwonted special spectacular uncustomary exceeding offbeat aberrated extraordinaire funny unprecedented tremendous serious out-of-the-way unaccustomed especial eye-popping wondrous unco amazeballs unfamiliar never to be forgotten gnarly unheard-of heavy forby flash off beaten path unexpected out of the ordinary out of this world

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