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pretending
Overview of noun pretending
The noun pretending has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning -- (the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending")
Overview of verb pretend
The verb pretend has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (12) feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble -- (make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache")
2. (10) dissemble, pretend, act -- (behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting")
3. pretend -- (put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King")
4. guess, venture, pretend, hazard -- (put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong")
5. make, pretend, make believe -- (represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress")
6. profess, pretend -- (state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pretending
1 sense of pretending
Sense 1
pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
=> deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
=> falsification, misrepresentaation
=> wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun pretending
1 sense of pretending
Sense 1
pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
=> appearance, show
=> make-believe, pretend
=> affectation, mannerism, pose, affectedness
=> masquerade
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pretending
1 sense of pretending
Sense 1
pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
=> deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
Antonyms of noun pretending
Member Holonyms of noun pretending
Substance Holonyms of noun pretending
Part Holonyms of noun pretending
Member Meronyms of noun pretending
Substance Meronyms of noun pretending
Part Meronyms of noun pretending
Meronyms of noun pretending
Holonyms of noun pretending
Attributes of noun pretending
Derived Forms of noun pretending
1 sense of pretending
Sense 1
pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
RELATED TO>(verb) pretend#1
=> feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
Domain of noun pretending
Domain Terms of noun pretending
Familiarity of noun pretending
pretending used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun pretending
1 sense of pretending
Sense 1
pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
> deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
=> fakery
=> indirection
=> trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan
=> duplicity, double-dealing
=> cheat, cheating
=> delusion, illusion, head game
=> pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
=> imposture, impersonation
=> obscurantism
=> bluff, four flush
=> take-in
Meronyms of noun pretending
1 sense of pretending
Holonyms of noun pretending
Grep of noun pretending
pretending
Antonyms of verb pretend
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pretend
6 senses of pretend
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
=> misrepresent, belie
=> represent
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 2
dissemble, pretend, act
Sense 3
pretend
=> claim, lay claim, arrogate
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
=> convey, transmit, communicate
=> transfer
=> move, displace
Sense 4
guess, venture, pretend, hazard
=> speculate
=> reason
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 5
make, pretend, make believe
=> act, play, represent
=> re-create
=> make, create
Sense 6
profess, pretend
=> claim
=> affirm
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pretend
4 of 6 senses of pretend
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
=> play possum
=> take a dive
=> bullshit, bull, fake
=> mouth
Sense 2
dissemble, pretend, act
=> simulate, assume, sham, feign
Sense 4
guess, venture, pretend, hazard
=> predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise
=> suspect, surmise
Sense 5
make, pretend, make believe
=> go through the motions
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pretend
6 senses of pretend
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
=> misrepresent, belie
Sense 2
dissemble, pretend, act
Sense 3
pretend
=> claim, lay claim, arrogate
Sense 4
guess, venture, pretend, hazard
=> speculate
Sense 5
make, pretend, make believe
=> act, play, represent
Sense 6
profess, pretend
=> claim
'Cause To' of verb pretend
Derived Forms of verb pretend
4 of 6 senses of pretend
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
RELATED TO>(noun) pretender#2
=> imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player
RELATED TO>(noun) pretense#2
=> pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
RELATED TO>(noun) pretense#1
=> pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
RELATED TO>(noun) pretending#1
=> pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
Sense 2
dissemble, pretend, act
RELATED TO>(noun) pretender#2
=> imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player
Sense 3
pretend
RELATED TO>(noun) Pretender#1
=> Pretender
RELATED TO>(noun) pretension#2
=> pretension
RELATED TO>(noun) pretense#4
=> pretension, pretense, pretence
Sense 5
make, pretend, make believe
RELATED TO>(noun) pretend#1
=> make-believe, pretend
Domain of verb pretend
Domain Terms of verb pretend
Familiarity of verb pretend
pretend used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb pretend
6 senses of pretend
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
*> Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sense 2
dissemble, pretend, act
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
pretend
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
guess, venture, pretend, hazard
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 5
make, pretend, make believe
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 6
profess, pretend
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb pretend
5 of 6 senses of pretend
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
> misrepresent, belie
=> sentimentalize, sentimentalise
=> falsify, distort, garble, warp
=> feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
Sense 3
pretend
> claim, lay claim, arrogate
=> pretend
=> requisition
=> arrogate, assign
Sense 4
guess, venture, pretend, hazard
> speculate
=> guess, venture, pretend, hazard
=> suppose, say
Sense 5
make, pretend, make believe
> act, play, represent
=> make, pretend, make believe
=> support
=> enact, reenact, act out
=> act out
=> impersonate, portray
=> parody
=> emote
Sense 6
profess, pretend
> claim
=> profess, pretend
=> contend, postulate
=> make out
=> purport
=> profess
=> charge
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb pretend
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
=> misrepresent, belie
Sense 5
make, pretend, make believe
=> act, play, represent
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Sense 2
dissemble, pretend, act
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Sense 3
pretend
=> claim, lay claim, arrogate
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Sense 4
guess, venture, pretend, hazard
=> speculate
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Sense 6
profess, pretend
=> claim
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Grep of verb pretend
pretend
Grep of adj pretending
unpretending
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