Đồng nghĩa của pretending

Alternative for pretending

pretends, pretended, pretending

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

Danh từ

The action of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are
make-believe fantasy charade daydreaming dream imagination play-acting pretence unreality dreaming fabrication fancy invention romancing delusion illusion masquerade self-deception disguise dissimulation fakery game pageant playacting pretense pretension pretentiousness role-playing sham story fairy tale pose front act facade show guise façade put-on airs feigning posturing simulation deception semblance posing subterfuge hoax veneer veil mask artifice falsification posture shamming cloak false front trickery affectation pretext fake imitation appearance display cover faking false display bluff counterfeit acting trick ruse deceit falsehood simulacrum humbug ostentation insincerity stall con profession contrivance red herring face smokescreen air cover-up screen dissemblance false colours wile schtick a put-on a put-up job false pretense affectedness vision imaginativeness ideation ploy impersonation thought reverie fig leaf snobbery hokum airs and graces flight of fancy visualization imposture going Hollywood artificiality pretensions exaggeration feint smoke screen inflation imaginative faculty snootiness grandiosity showing off side assumed manners superciliousness visualisation dress uppishness unnatural imitation covering putting on airs dumb act bluffing hoaxing assumption demand declaration ambition ambitiousness aspiration title allegation maintenance likeness farce pantomime parody personation color mummery colour revel costume masking attitude performance false show false appearance showing outward appearance suggestion claim effect chaser sweet talk soft soap shuck and jive hamming phoney phony dissimilation stance shuffling routine excuse misrepresentation double-dealing stunt gag evasion misstatement mockery travesty mimicry arrogance conception imaginative power daydream pipe dream mind's eye castle in Spain creation of the brain castle in the air mental image stratagem play hoodwinking shift expedient gambit mock attack device maneuver dodge snare duck blind manoeuvre put-up job machination distraction cheat bait dissembling fraudulence duplicity cant attitudinizing fraud deceitfulness dishonesty falsity mendacity treachery lying hypocrisy originality creativity putting on an act kidology lack of veracity speculation inventiveness creative thought chimera chimaera guile codology deviousness cheating cunning craftiness craft deceptiveness scam falseness chicanery slyness sting snow job dupery flimflam scheme swindle jiggery-pokery hanky-panky piousness wiliness funny business monkey business lie intrigue crookedness foxiness cunningness guilefulness crookery cozenage underhandedness artfulness untruthfulness chicane sanctimoniousness perfidy set-up two-facedness lurk wheeze prevarication lip service gyp Tartufferie empty talk con trick legerdemain sophistry imposition hustle spoof management sharp practice perjury fast one fibbing decoy sanctimony mendaciousness perfidiousness gimmick leg-pull pietism rort bunco grift Trojan horse phoniness duping confidence trick affected piety Pharisaism phoneyness rig schlenter fetch flanker pharisaicalness canard lies quackery whitewash equivocation skulduggery skullduggery knavery monkeyshines telling stories sell jugglery gamesmanship jive wiles smoke and mirrors fast shuffle con game every trick in the book white lies fiddle disingenuousness hypocritical talk hypocritical behaviour little white lies prank propaganda faithlessness forgery swindling fix setup double-crossing subtleness cageyness subtlety slickness canniness caginess sneakiness strategy fakeness distortion shenanigans burlesque fiction smoke inveracity joke fourberie tricks obfuscation scheming bluster bait and switch sleight of hand hocus-pocus double-cross shell game attention-grabber lure deviation disturbance distractor commotion diversion interruption beguilement blarney betrayal untruth sophism dirt trickiness boondoggle treason defraudation disinformation circumvention juggling trumpery pomposity hypocriticalness tokenism pecksniffery tactic porky bragging bravado bombast sleight racket fastie sellout bilk mare's-nest fallacy ride malarkey hogwash wrinkle catch trap pork pie shuck crock fib idle boast hypocritical statement false piety caper cozening defrauding misleading overreaching ambidexterity trapping two-timing ambidextrousness entrapping curve ball false face false clue fool's errand false trail wild-goose chase diversionary tactic misleading clue sham holiness pious platitudes snow boast braggadocio jiving refuge plan confidence game dirty pool dirty dealing mere show dirty trick dirty work crocodile tears speciousness false colors disguising counterfeiting concealing hiding concealment shrouding veiling pharisaism suppression camouflage false virtue affected superiority glibness irreverence unctuousness phariseeism bigotry casuistry false profession bad faith double standard

Danh từ

Display intended to excite admiration or applause
ostentation flamboyance flashiness gaudiness ostentatiousness pretentiousness showiness swank affectation conspicuousness display exhibitionism flash flaunting garishness glitz obtrusiveness pretension show brashness extravagance kitschness loudness ornateness theatricality tinsel boasting flashness flourish glitziness pageantry parade pomp ritziness self-advertisement showing off tastelessness vaunting vulgarity window-dressing array bad taste boast brag braggadocio bragging bravado brazenness demonstration exhibition fuss magnificence pageant parading pomposity pompousness put-on shine showoff spectacle splashiness splendour splendor splurge swagger swaggering swankiness vainglory vaunt false front grandstand play razzle-dazzle tawdriness pizzazz pzazz fanfare style bravura lavishness tackiness resplendence splendidness brilliance glamour glitter glamor grandeur panoply glory luridness ceremony showboat frippery dash stylishness vanity dazzle brassiness grandiosity cheapness verve majesty ceremoniousness drama panache flair ceremonial vigor vigour stateliness sumptuousness confidence colorfulness state opulence gloriousness brio flamboyancy ritual jazziness richness grandness radiance commotion razzmatazz grossness formality éclat kitsch to-do splash lack of refinement meretriciousness nastiness crudity crudeness pizazz brightness vividness naffness poor taste chic sparkle grandezza excess crassness energy punch spirit solemnity floridity coarseness harshness boastfulness appeal boldness virtuosity animation hullabaloo ballyhoo stir speciousness success effect sentimentality brouhaha hype hubbub publicity sensationalism production performance refinement lustre élan bother ado prancing strut roll nobility hoo-ha showmanship alarum cheering salute elaboration gorgeousness imposingness luster trappings splendiferousness luxury self-assurance arrogance trumpet blast regalia impressiveness augustness sublimeness beauty superbness transcendency greatness transcendence stupendousness sublimity resplendency nobleness elegance distinction luxuriousness elevation grace loftiness poshness pulchritude post importance exaltedness marvelousness spectacularity pomp and circumstance attire apparatus dress turnout get-up raiment insignia garb exhibit exposure scheme example sample arrayal revelation presentation act manifestation unfolding layout frame-up pedantry blaze exposition arrangement panorama expo spread for show front dignity eminence excellence illustriousness honour honor brilliancy exaltation fineness superiority renown prestige class lushness royalty courtliness triumph awesomeness celebrity exquisiteness integrity plushness gravitas fulsomeness gravity standing luxuriance goodness magnanimity polish quality praise kudos immortality reputation expensiveness sophistication preeminence poise culture propriety worthiness breeding noblesse kingliness virtue gentility classiness hauteur purity vastness immensity regalness royalness regality epicness seriousness righteousness morality supremacy status affluence costliness gallantry graciousness prosperity wealth fashion voluptuousness charm handsomeness stature consequence cachet pre-eminence suaveness smoothness gracefulness merit cultivation peerlessness self-possession tastefulness perfection discernment politeness couth urbanity elegancy rhythm delicacy felicity symmetry restraint nicety good taste attractiveness portentousness effectiveness powerfulness gilt power finery sight rank grandioseness superlativeness wonderfulness solemnness momentousness earnestness incorruptibility blood generosity society uprightness birth ennoblement gentry patricians peerage elite glorification effulgence preciousness great beauty plushiness fanciness riches queenliness awe pride magnitude upper class ruling class blue blood high society worldliness courtesy massiveness hugeness decency civility enormousness immenseness prominence prodigiousness size mannerliness sublime bigness honorableness bulk lure captivation draw attraction fascination allure tremendousness civilization amazingness remarkableness fabulousness awesome circumstance breadth expansiveness sway inclusiveness might superbity amplitude fame exceptional nature gentlemanliness affability manners pull luxe diplomacy cool suavity tact taste courteousness genteelness soft skills civilisation great importance drawing power decorum paramountcy ascendancy matchlessness incomparability finesse respectability regard respectfulness composure primacy prestigiousness predominance prepotency noteworthiness preponderancy preponderance dominance smartness cultivated beauty modishness comfort correctness lordliness seemliness modesty honourability etiquette flawlessness hedonism sedateness reserve sobriety character station prosperousness faultlessness perfectness ethics significance worth immaculateness choiceness impeccability achievement primeness plenty security accomplishment infallibility excellency exemplariness soundness lap of luxury arete supereminence value bed of roses life of Riley milk and honey first-rateness high standard high quality

Tính từ

Ostensibly employed, but wasting time

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Supposed but not necessarily real or true
hypothetical theoretical academic speculative assumed supposed suppositional putative conjectural imagined academical conjectured notional presumed theoretic imaginary unreal assumptive casual concocted conditional conjecturable contestable contingent debatable disputable doubtful equivocal guessed indefinite indeterminate postulated presumptive presupposed problematic proposed provisory questionable refutable stochastic suppositious suspect uncertain unconfirmed vague made up suppositive apparent abstract alleged purported ideational supposititious hypothetic likely philosophical asserted tentative intellectual conceptual ideal impractical reputed unproven inferential ostensible unsubstantiated unproved rumoured metaphysical analytical formularized idealized ideological general rumored in theory seeming transcendental idealised ostensive evident untested imaginative codified formalistic instanced prima facie logical in the abstract as a premise transcendent accepted believed claimed inferred reported held thought understood groundless unfounded unrealistic professed pedantic problematical unearthly quixotic surmised based on guesswork pure expected on paper suspected declared said anticipated intelle fanciful fancied illusory paradigmatic visionary imagal recondite divinatory recognized acknowledged unpractical nonconcrete experimental hairy dangerous projected conceptive regarded considered intangible immaterial specious non-practical postulational guesstimated figured guessing unresolved surmising unpragmatic imputed reputative irrelevant estimated deemed soi-disant non-technical blue-sky useless invented made-up fictional recognised commonly believed commonly regarded on a hunch accounted fundamental higher basic on a long shot so-called reckoned judged ivory-tower ivory-towered fabled suppository gossiped ivory-towerish probable stated described plausible credible granted given hypothesized implicit connoted tacit designated suspicious affirmed believable hypothesised avowed dubious averred postulatory pretended predictable possible reasonable prospective odds-on creditable nominal taken as known counted on taken for granted conceivable verisimilar foreseeable awaited circumstantial convincing presumptuous outward superficial semblant perceived surface illusive feigned implicated incriminated involved under suspicion based presumable appearing exterior quasi- obvious clear-cut unambiguous clear exhibited manifest notable colorable demonstrative quasi admitted premised to all appearances just so whispered prevailing told broadcast circulating bruited external rife going around given out all over town

Tính từ

Likely, capable of, or designed to, deceive
deceiving deceptive misleading fallacious false specious delusive delusory deceitful beguiling deluding fraudulent illusory insincere glib dishonest unreliable cheating cunning devious faithless lying untrustworthy treacherous double-dealing duplicitous two-faced perfidious crooked sneaky untruthful shifty underhanded guileful shady underhand Janus-faced crafty mendacious tricky unscrupulous sly disingenuous unprincipled roguish knavish disloyal hypocritical bent dissembling false-hearted two-timing double-faced hollow-hearted corrupt double-crossing rascally traitorous wily designing slippery unfaithful slick inconstant immoral untrue scheming defrauding sharp rogue fickle dishonourable counterfeit dishonorable subtle Machiavellian foxy recreant adulterous swindling artful back-stabbing illegal disreputable wicked fast villainous phoney unctuous unethical fake pretended phony slim unlawful truthless illicit sneaking unfair criminal dissimulating shrewd hoodwinking artificial feigned backhanded mean base dodgy fibbing scoundrelly dirty calculating bluffing undependable malicious conniving mealymouthed mealy flighty raffish insidious forsworn clandestine jive double foul Punic indirect astucious lip Pecksniffian snide phoney-baloney phony-baloney left-handed smart fly exploitative backstabbing clever canny bogus sham incorrigible unregenerate reprobate shameless unjust trick double dealing extramarital amoral salty ornery hostile snaky shonky malfeasant wayward prevaricating misrepresenting misstating equivocating wrong inventing falsifying spurious plausible bum seeming serpentine fishy oblique rascal catchy off mock imposturous sinister backbiting elusive adulterate extracurricular unchaste adulterine committing perjury fornicating moonlighting speedy improper doubting unbelieving nasty unloyal unconverted sceptical fluctuating skeptical dubious wavering unstable capricious changeful changeable fast and loose puckish impish mischievous despicable arch contemptible low dual unsound vile treasonable sordid playful devilish unsporting cheap ignominious falsehearted venal mythomaniac malevolent apostate perjured renegade squalid rotten beggarly shameful cowardly ungentlemanly low-down cheeky waggish nefarious shabby detestable unpleasant scurvy paltry worthless naughty execrable unsportsmanlike illegitimate wretched sleazy grubby abject inequitable unsportsmanly ignoble currish scungy sorry deplorable lousy scummy lame pixieish tricksy scampish ludic pixy pixie teasing prankish coquettish leprechaunish elvish ratty scabby low-minded sportive rakish frolicsome off-color ill-gotten against the rules below the belt not cricket out of order espiègle furtive astute stealthy

Động từ

Present participle for behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not
affecting dissembling dissimulating posing posturing professing kidding shamming faking it making as if putting it on going through the motions putting on a false front feigning faking simulating counterfeiting acting bluffing assuming putting on an act putting on passing for masquerading imitating lying play-acting fabricating making like putting up a front disguising playacting forging inventing falsifying playing aping doing impersonating giving the appearance of playing possum making a pretence of acting like going through the motions of deceiving concocting copying devising fronting making out letting on prevaricating misrepresenting making a show of doing like putting on a front making up pretending to be masking hiding concealing veiling cloaking mocking camouflaging reproducing misleading malingering pirating mimicking cheating dressing up contriving equivocating borrowing playing at taking off coining four-flushing knocking off conjuring up acting out shucking and jiving personating fibbing putting on airs attitudinizing doing a bit dittoing making out like trumping up doing an impression of masquerading as passing off disguising yourself posing as passing oneself off as hoaxing obscuring suppressing adopting suckering bearding striking pulling posturing as seeming to be forming doing a number aspiring to swinging the lead putting up a front of taking on making a show making a pretense presenting a false front presenting a false face laying it on thick fudging jiving replicating messing mimeoing defrauding deluding duping minting cloning statting playing the part letting on like putting on a pretense hamming playing to the gallery circulating bad money going like making money purporting to be disguising as faking being acting a part passing yourself off professing to be assuming the character of disguising oneself as playing a role taking the part of assuming character making like a representing oneself as passing as masking as parodying caricaturing showboating burlesquing grandstanding spoofing travestying mirroring favouring creating favoring stealing suggesting lifting featuring fencing parroting exaggerating cribbing resembling giving appearance of making show of putting on act manufacturing putting on a false display purporting sending up excogitating constructing glossing over mocking up hatching behaving affectedly striking an attitude assuming an attitude taking off as striking a pose showing off playing the part of copping an attitude monkeying doing a take-off drumming up vamping telling a white lie telling untruth vamping up cooking up misstating thinking up creating out of thin air dreaming up doing an impression doing likewise following in footsteps reflecting repeating playing a part modeling after patterning after paralleling trying to be like parallelling whitewashing stonewalling shrouding pussyfooting covering covering up putting up a smoke screen

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Present participle for tell a fib
fibbing lying fabricating prevaricating dissembling dissimulating inventing conning exaggerating falsifying misrepresenting perjuring equivocating kidding concocting deceiving faking feigning inventing a story jiving paltering planting promoting shoveling shovelling stretching the truth telling a fib forswearing yourself making up a story telling a lie telling untruths creating fiction departing from the truth making up telling stories trumping up telling a terminological inexactitude not telling the truth speaking with forked tongue telling a little white lie pulling the wool over somebody's eyes pulling someone's leg misleading deluding bluffing hoodwinking misinforming hoaxing misspeaking misstating misguiding beguiling duping tricking bulling fudging overdrawing perverting snowing misinstructing gaslighting distorting forswearing telling a falsehood telling an untruth stringing along concocting a story faking it having on saying something untrue perjuring oneself putting on the wrong track forswearing oneself breaking promise committing perjury bearing false witness throwing off the scent putting up a front perjuring yourself putting on sending on a wild goose chase leading astray BSing telling a white lie lacking candor bamboozling taking in leading on fooling misdirecting disinforming snookering suckering cozening hornswoggling gaffing having humbugging buffaloing spoofing propagandizing gammoning burning juggling giving the wrong impression mousetrapping gulling propagandising catching lying to sucking in doing a number on faking out giving someone a bum steer spinning a yarn taking for a ride covering up pulling one's leg telling lies putting up smoke screen pulling the wool over one's eyes putting on an act giving wrong information to leading one down the garden path leading up the garden path putting on false front wrong steering lying under oath swearing falsely scamming swindling bilking hosing shafting illuding inveigling cheating seducing betraying rooking defrauding bunking outfoxing enticing tempting outwitting overreaching baiting victimising ensnaring enmeshing entangling luring imposing on victimizing pulling wool over eyes playing trick on ripping off putting one over on pulling a swifty on leading up garden path double-crossing pulling a fast one on pulling the wool over someone's eyes roping in

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Present participle for to make jokes, especially for purposes of teasing someone
fooling jesting joking kidding acting faking feigning shamming bantering chaffing funning gagging japing jiving jollying joshing messing quipping teasing wisecracking yucking yukking counterfeiting clowning about clowning around messing about playing tricks messing around playing the fool putting on an act having someone on mucking around mucking someone about winding up ribbing rallying riding slanging razzing roasting playing shucking fooling around having on fooling about mocking ragging making fun of ridiculing deriding taunting laughing at twitting poking fun at needling taking the mickey out of satirizing jeering at scoffing at quizzing jibing at ragging on satirising poking mullock at making sport of jeering sending up goofing on taking the piss out of slinging off at gibing making jokes about chiacking lampooning scorning baiting parodying pillorying making a monkey of pulling somebody's leg flouting scoffing jibing guying goading flouting at making a monkey out of sneering at sneering smoking caricaturing putting on mimicking treating with contempt hazing burlesquing rotting spoofing scouting humiliating panning pulling someone's leg putting down holding up to ridicule pulling one's leg punning heckling provoking travestying picking on skewering cartooning showing up pooh-poohing poking borak at heaping scorn on winding someone up shooting down making a fool of annoying tricking harassing treating contemptuously tormenting hoaxing sledging playing a joke on taking the mickey joking with sallying insulting slamming retorting playing a prank playing a practical joke fleering dissing holding up to shame deflating unmasking exposing telling jokes setting up pouring scorn on making a laughing-stock laughing running down pulling someone's chain railing at making a game of girding frazzling raspberrying criticizing remarking larking censuring taking off knocking staying boning ridging disparaging disdaining squibbing pasquinading calling names playing a practical joke on buffooning hooting contemning tearing to pieces denigrating detracting slighting dismissing amusing pranking flipping entertaining diverting criticising having a joke with showing contempt for showing contempt cracking wise thumbing nose at vilifying taking a rise out of getting a rise out of playing a trick on gambolling frolicking gamboling louting detracting from making mischief larking about larking around pulling your leg taking for a ride doing a number on dumping on messing someone around shucking someone making a monkey out of someone putting someone on messing someone about playing a trick rotting someone playing a joke leading up the garden path clowning reveling revelling cracking jokes kidding around poking fun horsing around playing the clown making merry making someone a laughing stock laughing out of court exposing to ridicule plaguing worrying hassling bothering pestering harrying badgering irritating bedeviling aggravating bedevilling hectoring vexing importuning gnawing deviling nudging devilling beleaguering disturbing tantalizing dogging snapping sounding tantalising leading on flirting with swipeing at leading somebody on giving a hard time

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Present participle for assume the existence of
positing advancing postulating assuming predicating presuming propounding submitting asserting hypothesising hypothesizing putting forward presupposing proposing stating conceiving concluding conjecturing considering deeming dreaming expecting fancying feeling gathering imagining judging posing premising reckoning regarding speculating suggesting supposing suspecting taking theorising theorizing thinking understanding viewing setting forth swearing by having a hunch having sneaking suspicion taking as a hypothesis taking stock in taking as gospel truth guessing believing surmising inferring daresaying suspicioning deducing divining gleaning taking for granted hazarding a guess guesstimating saying figuring trusting taking it opining daring say sensing taking as read taking a stab having a sneaking suspicion taking a shot holding allowing esteeming hypothecating implying formulating a theory forming a theory depending relying risking assuming construing coming to the conclusion venturing a guess working out counting on banking on jumping the gun calculating reasoning accepting brainstorming dare-saying granting going out on a limb sparking cooking up admitting estimating anticipating determining weening ascertaining forecasting taking it as given drawing the inference foreseeing maintaining apprehending predicting foretelling deciding seeing gauging gaging having a feeling doping out thinking likely perceiving venturing contemplating calling envisioning reading thinking it likely adjudging figuring out foreknowing hazarding sizing up discerning finding intuiting prognosticating extrapolating projecting envisaging visualizing visualising fathoming prophesying discovering deriving noticing philosophising taking it as read counting soothsaying getting the idea crediting calling it evaluating appraising philosophizing having the feeling contending seeing coming psyching out observing deliberating realizing hearing learning cogitating wondering prejudging excogitating doping cerebrating noting reflecting grasping auguring realising comprehending jumping to conclusions taking it for granted presaging averring recognizing picturing detecting vaticinating rating appreciating previsioning portending making getting announcing cognizing savvying recognising counting upon forefeeling foreboding tumbling to twigging forewarning computing chewing over prevising calling the turn beating one's brains knowing spaeing auspicating foreshadowing building castles in air hearing tell predetermining adumbrating catching on to making out cottoning on to setting store by regarding as likely summing up assessing hoping compassing looking upon interpreting requiring taking something read acknowledging remarking commenting declaring needing airing volunteering mooting taking something as given taking as fact resolving solving reputing editorializing choosing selecting soliciting affirming claiming nominating ratiocinating syllogizing telegraphing musing holding that founding drawing conclusions drawing accounting omening decoding grokking assimilating weighing up registering deciphering digging thinking it likely that having as one's opinion postulating that having an idea that theorizing that betting editorialising weighing in tipping foreshowing meditating calling for conceding preconceiving halsening boding forespelling forespeaking signifying building arguing establishing grounding having a suspicion fearing seeing handwriting on wall telling in advance warning of planning for accusing thinking it probable disbelieving taking at face value depositing hocking pledging mortgaging hooking making suppositions reviewing weighing ruminating studying pondering forming theories scheming falling for regarding as having a sneaking feeling making guesses swearing beginning introducing starting commencing having doubts harboring suspicion having doubt having a foreboding taking for classing as estimating as seeing as viewing as ruling expressing an opinion reading between lines reflecting on kicking around running it up flagpole rationalizing rationalising contextualising valuating espying entertaining smelling a rat thinking probable buying planning holding to be taking to be interpreting as looking on as foretasting giving in earnest stumbling on contextualizing feeling for taking the view pointing the finger at feeling to be imagining to be calculating to be believing to be conceiving to be entertaining the idea lapping up waiting for allowing for looking for figuring on seeing in the cards planning on bargaining on preparing for watching for hoping for seeing it coming having a hunch of counting chickens pre-empting reckoning on bargaining for contemplating the possibility of telling taking something on board seeing through differentiating seeing the light approximating subscribing to the opinion betting bottom dollar swearing up and down crossing one's heart laying money on setting down sussing offering picking placing forejudging latching on to forming an opinion of making a guess at making an estimate of picking out dreaming up taking a stab at taking a shot at getting the picture having a sneaking suspicion of jumping to a conclusion prejudicating judging prematurely jumping to conclusions about making a hasty assessment about

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