Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To act as if something is true when it is not true
Pretend
/prɪˈtend/Synonyms:
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Examples:
'Was not it, too!' returned Bella, pretending to pout.
Miriam pretended surprise.
And she pretends to be tough so she won't get hurt."
Etymology:
Late Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French pretendre, from Latin praetendere, meaning stretch forth, simulate, composed of prae- meaning before and tendere meaning to stretch.
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