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[ pri-ten-did ] / prɪˈtɛn dɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pretended ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveinsincerely or falsely professed: a pretended interest in art. feigned, fictitious, or counterfeit: His pretended wealth was proved to be nonexistent. alleged or asserted; reputed. Origin of pretendedlate Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at pretend, -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM pretendedpre·tend·ed·ly, adverbself-pre·tend·ed, adjectiveun·pre·tend·ed, adjectiveWords nearby pretendedpretarsus, pretax, preteen, pretence, pretend, pretended, pretender, pretense, pretension, pretensive, pretentious Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pretendedHannigan pretended to be a basketball pro in order to impress a hot guy she had a crush on—only she had never played basketball. ‘My Crazy Love’ Reveals the Craziest Lies People Tell for Love|Kevin Fallon|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Our Pashto interpreter explained how he had pretended to be a Pakistani policeman when interested crowds approached the compound. I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST When he stopped by with the mail, he smiled, and we all pretended things were normal. Bergdahl’s Dad: Drone Killed Captor’s Kid|Michael Ames|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST I offered him my hand in congratulation, and he seized and shook it like the good-natured fool he was—or pretended to be. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I pretended to be a 35-year-old man from Kansas with a spouse and child. Why Obamacare Could Help the Democrats in 2014|Michael Tomasky|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST When I came down to dessert that evening I pretended to be quite happy and comfortable, and to have nothing on my mind. A Flat Iron for a Farthing|Juliana Horatia Ewing Miss Lady pretended to effect a part in the few straggling hairs that adorned his forehead. A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill|Alice Hegan Rice So the king came at night and visited my wife at will, and as if fatigued, pretended to go to sleep, remembering what I had said. The Kath Sarit Sgara|Somadeva Bhatta Despite his hunger, Grif pretended to consider for a few moments. Grif|B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon It offended verisimilitude, like the pretended anxiety of Robinson Crusoe and others to escape from uninhabited islands. Across the Plains|Robert Louis Stevenson
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